cyclist
/ˈsaɪ.klɪst/noun
cyclist is spelled C-Y-C-L-I-S-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cyclist means “A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cyclist is cyclists.
How many letters and syllables are in cyclist?
| Letters | 7: C-Y-C-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st 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 cyclist?
Cyclist appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 cyclist?
- US /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/
- US /ˈsaɪ.kəlɪst/
Cyclist 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-cyclist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cyclist
- cyclists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cyclist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.
- 2
datedA motorcyclist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cyclist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who rides a cycle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cycliste |
| German | Radfahrer, Fahrradfahrer, Radler, Radfahrerin, Fahrradfahrerin, Radlerin |
| Portuguese | ciclista |
| Spanish | ciclista |
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 cyclist come from?
From cycle + -ist, 1882.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).