chemist
/ˈkɛmɪst/noun
chemist is spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chemist means “A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chemist is chemists.
How many letters and syllables are in chemist?
| Letters | 7: C-H-E-M-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st 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 chemist?
Chemist appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 chemist?
- /ˈkɛmɪst/
Chemist 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-chemist.ogg, En-uk-chemist.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chemist
- chemists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chemist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
- 2
AustraliaUKSynonym of pharmacist.
- 3
AustraliaUKSynonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.
- 4
obsoleteAn alchemist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chemist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person working in chemistry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chimiste |
| German | Chemiker, Chemikerin |
| Portuguese | químico, química |
| Spanish | químico, química |
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.