careerist
/kəˈɹɪɹɪst/
"careerist" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“careerist” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.
Corpus desk
Index EN-careerist · careerist · English
careerist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | careerist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈɹɪɹɪst/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “careerist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
careerist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈɹɪɹɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for careerist in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From career + -ist. The correct English form is careerist, spelled C-A-R-E-E-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.
- 2A person who takes a job, especially in the military, for a long time rather than temporarily.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how careerist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A careerist is a square-filler, a time-server. His talents and imagination have been circumscribed to perform managerial duties.
Liu Hsin's famous jibe seems to have been directed not against Yang Hsiung but against the intellectual limitations of contemporary careerists. […] Yang's writings and personal character did not appeal to the careerists of his time
Etymology
From career + -ist.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.