determinist
/dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɪst/noun, adjective
determinist is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, determinist means “An advocate of determinism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of determinist is determinists.
How many letters and syllables are in determinist?
| Letters | 11: D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 determinist?
Determinist appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 determinist?
- UK /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nɪst/
- US /dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɪst/
Determinist 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 determinist
- determinists plural
- more determinist comparative
- most determinist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does determinist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An advocate of determinism.
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of determinism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does determinist come from?
Borrowed from French déterministe, equivalent to determine + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).