bicyclist
/ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/
"bicyclist" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bicyclist” is uncommon English (frequency #60,654 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,654
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rare form of cyclist.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bicyclist · bicyclist · English
bicyclist · rank #60,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,654
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Bidwell
Nearest frequency peer: Bidwell (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “bicyclist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- begrudgingly
begrudgingly
39,352 corpus weight
- belching
belching
39,351 corpus weight
- Bhutanese
Bhutanese
39,349 corpus weight
- bicyclist
bicyclist
39,347 corpus weight
- Bidwell
Bidwell
39,346 corpus weight
- bloomers
bloomers
39,343 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bicyclist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bicyclist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #60,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bicyclist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bicyclist is uncommon English at frequency #60,654 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rare form of cyclist.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bicyclist, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bicycle + -ist. The correct English form is bicyclist, spelled B-I-C-Y-C-L-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Rare form of cyclist.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bicyclist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Yes, that is true, professor. I believe I’ve been guilty of doing so myself; but look here, Miss Eunice,” and he turned suddenly to the professor’s daughter, “they tell me that you are an enthusiastic bicyclist.”
Our policemen, of course, will be fitted out with large, twirlable moustaches and small, twirlable rolling-pins, and will be taught to turn their backs on traffic jams, but to blow whistles violently at solitary bicyclists.
Etymology
From bicycle + -ist.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).