arborist
noun
arborist is spelled A-R-B-O-R-I-S-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arborist means “One who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arborist is arborists.
How many letters and syllables are in arborist?
| Letters | 8: A-R-B-O-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 arborist?
Arborist appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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).
Forms of arborist
- arborists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arborist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arborist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who practices arboriculture:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arboriculteur |
| Portuguese | arborista, arboricultor, arboricultora |
| Spanish | arboricultor, arboricultora |
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 arborist come from?
From arbor + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).