archivist
/ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/noun
archivist is spelled A-R-C-H-I-V-I-S-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, archivist means “One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of archivist is archivists.
How many letters and syllables are in archivist?
| Letters | 9: A-R-C-H-I-V-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is archivist?
Archivist appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 archivist?
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)kəvɪst/
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkaɪvɪst/
Archivist has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-archivist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of archivist
- archivists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does archivist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.
The billionaire’s will established a trust to create a staff of archivists that would chronicle and preserve his rise to prominence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Archivist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who creates, maintains or controls archives:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | archiviste |
| German | Archivar, Archivarin |
| Portuguese | arquivista, arquivador |
| Spanish | archivista, archivero, archivera |
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 archivist come from?
From archive + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).