conformist
/kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/noun, adjective
conformist is spelled C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-S-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conformist means “Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conformist is conformists.
How many letters and syllables are in conformist?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 conformist?
Conformist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 conformist?
- UK /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/
- US /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/
- Australia /kənˈfoː.mɪst/
Conformist has 3 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-conformist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conformist
- conformists plural
- more conformist comparative
- most conformist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conformist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
- 2
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
adjective
- 1
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
- 1
In English history, a person whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the Act of Uniformity and who was therefore in concert with the established Church of England, as opposed to those of the Nonconformists, whose practices were not acceptable to the Church of England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conformist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Konformist , konformistisch |
| Spanish | conformista |
| French | conformiste |
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 conformist come from?
From conform + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).