annalist
/ˈænəlɪst/noun
annalist is spelled A-N-N-A-L-I-S-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, annalist means “A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of annalist is annalists.
How many letters and syllables are in annalist?
| Letters | 8: A-N-N-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 annalist?
Annalist appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 annalist?
- /ˈænəlɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-annalist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with annalist
Sounds like: analyst (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of annalist
- annalists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does annalist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A writer of annals; a chronicler; a historian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Annalist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense writer of annals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | annaliste |
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.
Where does annalist come from?
Borrowed from French annaliste, equivalent to annal + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).