egotist
noun
egotist is spelled E-G-O-T-I-S-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, egotist means “A person who talks excessively about themself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of egotist is egotists.
How many letters and syllables are in egotist?
| Letters | 7: E-G-O-T-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 egotist?
Egotist appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 egotist?
- US
- US
Egotist 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)-Flame,_not_lame-egotist.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-egotist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of egotist
- egotists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does egotist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who talks excessively about themself.
- 2
A person who believes in their own importance or superiority.
- 3
nonstandardAn egoist (advocate of egoism).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Egotist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who talks excessively about themself:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | egotista |
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 egotist come from?
ego + -t- inserted to avoid hiatus, or after the analogy of dramatist, epigrammatist, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).