# archivist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/ · frequency rank #36,869

## Definitions
1. One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives.

## Etymology
From archive + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **activist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/activist-vs-archivist)
- **archives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/archives-vs-archivist)

## Common misspellings (14)
`acrhivist`, `arcchivist`, `archhivist`, `archiivst`, `archivisst`, `archivistt`, `archivits`, `archivsit`, `archivvist`, `archviist`, `arcihvist`, `arhcivist`, `arrchivist`, `rachivist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/archivist