cryptanalyst
/kɹɪptˈænəlɪst/noun
cryptanalyst is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-A-N-A-L-Y-S-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryptanalyst means “An expert in analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cryptanalyst is cryptanalysts.
How many letters and syllables are in cryptanalyst?
| Letters | 12: C-R-Y-P-T-A-N-A-L-Y-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 cryptanalyst?
Cryptanalyst appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 cryptanalyst?
- /kɹɪptˈænəlɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-cryptanalyst.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cryptanalyst
- cryptanalysts plural
- cryptoanalyst
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryptanalyst mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expert in analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryptanalyst in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an expert in analyzing and breaking codes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cryptanalyste |
| Portuguese | criptoanalista |
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 cryptanalyst come from?
From crypt- + analyst or from cryptanalysis + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).