egoist

/ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/

//ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst// noun

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"egoist" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“egoist” is uncommon English (frequency #72,266 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,266
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An advocate of egoism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-egoist · egoist · English

egoist · rank #72,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,266
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH effendi

Nearest frequency peer: effendi (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “egoist”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “egoist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for egoist
PropertyValue
Headwordegoist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “egoist” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).egoistfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “effendi” (#72,265), “eisteddfod” (#72,269), “ebbed” (#72,262). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “egoist” is #72,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

egoist is uncommon English at frequency #72,266 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

egoist has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego + -ist. The correct English form is egoist, spelled E-G-O-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An advocate of egoism.
  2. 2
    An egocentric or self-centered person.
  3. 3
    An egotist (person who talks excessively about themselves).

Etymology

From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego + -ist.

This word in other languages

egoísta(Español)égoïste(Français)Egoist(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "egoist"?
"egoist" is spelled E-G-O-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/.
What does "egoist" mean?
As a noun, "egoist" means: An advocate of egoism.
How do you pronounce "egoist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egoist" is /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "egoist"?
From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "egoist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Elster#72,272Dmytro#72,245exhort#72,289Fitton#72,313

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list