clarinetist
/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/noun
clarinetist is spelled C-L-A-R-I-N-E-T-I-S-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clarinetist means “Someone who plays the clarinet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clarinetist is clarinetists.
How many letters and syllables are in clarinetist?
| Letters | 11: C-L-A-R-I-N-E-T-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 clarinetist?
Clarinetist appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 clarinetist?
- /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/
Clarinetist has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clarinetist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clarinetist
- clarinetists plural
- clarinettist
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clarinetist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who plays the clarinet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clarinetist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense musician:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | clarinettiste |
| German | Klarinettist, Klarinettistin |
| Portuguese | clarinetista |
| Spanish | clarinete, clarinetista |
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 clarinetist come from?
From clarinet + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).