alchemist
al·che·mist/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/noun
alchemist is spelled A-L-C-H-E-M-I-S-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (al·che·mist). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alchemist means “One who practices alchemy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alchemist is alchemists.
How many letters and syllables are in alchemist?
| Letters | 9: A-L-C-H-E-M-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: al·che·mist |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is alchemist?
Alchemist appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce alchemist?
- US /ˈæl.kə.mɪst/
Alchemist has 3 syllables, split al·che·mist in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-alchemist.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alchemist
- alchemists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alchemist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who practices alchemy.
- 2
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alchemist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who practices alchemy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alchimiste |
| German | Alchemist, Alchemistin |
| Portuguese | alquimista |
| Spanish | alquimista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.