cist
/ˈsɪst/noun
cist is spelled C-I-S-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cist means “A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cist is cists.
How many letters and syllables are in cist?
| Letters | 4: C-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 cist?
Cist appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 cist?
- /ˈsɪst/
- /ˈkɪst/
Cist has one syllable (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).
Words people confuse with cist
Sounds like: cyst (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cist
- cists plural
- kist
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
- 2
A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cist come from?
Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of chest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).