colonist
col·o·nist/ˈkɑlənɪst/noun
colonist is spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (col·o·nist). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colonist means “A founder of a colony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colonist is colonists.
How many letters and syllables are in colonist?
| Letters | 8: C-O-L-O-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: col·o·nist |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is colonist?
Colonist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 colonist?
- UK /ˈkɒlənɪst/
- US /ˈkɑlənɪst/
Colonist has 3 syllables, split col·o·nist in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-colonist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of colonist
- colonists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colonist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A founder of a colony.
- 2
A member of a colony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Colonist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colonisateur, colonisatrice , colon |
| German | Kolonist, Kolonistin, Kolonisator, Kolonisatorin |
| Portuguese | colonizador, colonizadora, colono, colona |
| Spanish | colono, colona, colonizador, colonizadora |
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.