commentariat
noun
commentariat is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-A-T: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commentariat means “All the pundits and commentators of the news media collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commentariat is commentariats.
How many letters and syllables are in commentariat?
| Letters | 12: C-O-M-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 commentariat?
Commentariat appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 commentariat?
Commentariat has 5 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).
Forms of commentariat
- commentariats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commentariat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAll the pundits and commentators of the news media collectively.
The world, of course, is seen by the commentariat as a side issue, yet another diversion from his real work, which is to answer whatever questions they see fit to pose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does commentariat come from?
Probably a blend of commentary + proletariat, perhaps after proprietariat and salariat. Perhaps compare also secretariat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).