cryptologist
/kɹɪpˈtɒləd͡ʒɪst/noun
cryptologist is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O-L-O-G-I-S-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryptologist means “One who studies cryptology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cryptologist is cryptologists.
How many letters and syllables are in cryptologist?
| Letters | 12: C-R-Y-P-T-O-L-O-G-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 cryptologist?
Cryptologist appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 cryptologist?
- /kɹɪpˈtɒləd͡ʒɪst/
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)-cryptologist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cryptologist
- cryptologists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryptologist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who studies cryptology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryptologist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense One who studies cryptology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cryptologue |
| German | Kryptologe |
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 cryptologist come from?
From crypto- + -logist, after cryptology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).