centrist
/ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/adjective, noun
centrist is spelled C-E-N-T-R-I-S-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, centrist means “Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in centrist?
| Letters | 8: C-E-N-T-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is centrist?
Centrist appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 centrist?
- US /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/
- Australia /ˈsen.tɹɪst/
- /ˈsen.tɹəst/
Centrist has 2 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: En-us-centrist.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of centrist
- more centrist comparative
- most centrist superlative
- centrists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does centrist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
noun
- 1
A person who advocates centrism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Centrist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism:
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 centrist come from?
From French centriste, equivalent to centre + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).