altruistic
/ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/adjective
altruistic is spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-T-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, altruistic means “Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in altruistic?
| Letters | 10: A-L-T-R-U-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is altruistic?
Altruistic appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 altruistic?
- UK /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/
- US /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/
- /ˌɑl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/
Altruistic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-altruistic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with altruistic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as altruistic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstɪk/):
- artistic
- characteristic
- optimistic
- linguistic
- autistic
- futuristic
- holistic
- narcissistic
- logistic
- opportunistic
- antagonistic
- deterministic
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of altruistic
- more altruistic comparative
- most altruistic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does altruistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Altruistic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | altruiste, désintéressé |
| German | altruistisch, selbstlos, uneigennützig |
| Portuguese | altruísta |
| Spanish | altruista, altruístico |
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.