artiste
/ɑɹˈtiːst/noun
artiste is spelled A-R-T-I-S-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, artiste means “A public performer, especially of song or dance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of artiste is artistes.
How many letters and syllables are in artiste?
| Letters | 7: A-R-T-I-S-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is artiste?
Artiste appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 artiste?
- US /ɑɹˈtiːst/
Artiste has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-artiste.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with artiste?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as artiste from its last stressed vowel (/ist/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: striate.
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 artiste
- artistes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does artiste mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A public performer, especially of song or dance.
- 2
Any person with artistic skill, such as a hairdresser or a cook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does artiste come from?
Borrowed from French artiste. Doublet of artist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).