criminalist
noun
criminalist is spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, criminalist means “A person who specializes in criminal law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of criminalist is criminalists.
How many letters and syllables are in criminalist?
| Letters | 11: C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 criminalist?
Criminalist appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 criminalist?
Criminalist 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).
Forms of criminalist
- criminalists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does criminalist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who specializes in criminal law.
- 2
USA person who specializes in the collection and examination of forensic evidence at a crime scene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Criminalist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense specialist in the examination of forensic evidence at a crime scene:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | criminaliste |
| Spanish | criminalista |
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 criminalist come from?
From criminal + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).