economist
/iˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/noun
economist is spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-S-T: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, economist means “An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of economist is economists.
How many letters and syllables are in economist?
| Letters | 9: E-C-O-N-O-M-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is economist?
Economist appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 economist?
- UK /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/
- UK /iːˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/
- US /iˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/
Economist 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-economist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with economist?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as economist from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnəmɪst/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of economist
- economists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does economist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.
- 2
One concerned with political economy.
- 3
obsoleteOne who manages a household.
- 4
obsoleteOne who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Economist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expert in economics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | économiste |
| German | Ökonom, Volkswirt, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Volkswirtschaftler |
| Portuguese | economista |
| Spanish | economista |
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 economist come from?
From Middle French économiste (“household manager”). By surface analysis, economy + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).