altruist
/ˈæltɹu.ɪst/noun
altruist is spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, altruist means “A person showing altruism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of altruist is altruists.
How many letters and syllables are in altruist?
| Letters | 8: A-L-T-R-U-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 altruist?
Altruist appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 altruist?
- /ˈæltɹu.ɪst/
- /ˈɔːltɹu.ɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-altruist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of altruist
- altruists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does altruist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person showing altruism.
This event couldn't have been possible without the efforts of the altruists who helped in their spare time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Altruist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person imbued with altruism:
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.