aspirant
/ˈæspəɹənt/noun, adjective
aspirant is spelled A-S-P-I-R-A-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aspirant means “Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aspirant is aspirants.
How many letters and syllables are in aspirant?
| Letters | 8: A-S-P-I-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aspirant?
Aspirant appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 aspirant?
- /ˈæspəɹənt/
- /ɐsˈpaɪɹɐnt/
Aspirant 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-aspirant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aspirant?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aspirant.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: partisan, spartina.
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 aspirant
- aspirants plural
- more aspirant comparative
- most aspirant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aspirant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
The company received dozens of applications from job aspirants.
adjective
- 1
Seeking advancement.
- 2
Striving for recognition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aspirant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who aspires for high office, etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aspirant |
| German | Aspirant, Aspirantin, Bewerber, Bewerberin, Anwärter, Anwärterin |
| Portuguese | aspirante |
| Spanish | aspirante |
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 aspirant come from?
Borrowed from French aspirant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).