encyclopedist
/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪst/noun
encyclopedist is spelled E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-E-D-I-S-T: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, encyclopedist means “A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of encyclopedist is encyclopedists.
How many letters and syllables are in encyclopedist?
| Letters | 13: E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-E-D-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 encyclopedist?
Encyclopedist appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 encyclopedist?
- US /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪst/
Encyclopedist has 5 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)-Yangolin-encyclopedist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of encyclopedist
- encyclopedists plural
- encyclopaedist
- encyclopediast
- encyclopædist
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encyclopedist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.
- 2
An author of, or contributor to, an encyclopedia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Encyclopedist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of a group of French authors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | encyclopédiste |
| German | Enzyklopädist, Enzyklopädistin |
| Spanish | enciclopedista |
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.