escapist
adjective, noun
escapist is spelled E-S-C-A-P-I-S-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, escapist means “Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in escapist?
| Letters | 8: E-S-C-A-P-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is escapist?
Escapist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 escapist?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-escapist.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of escapist
- more escapist comparative
- most escapist superlative
- escapists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does escapist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
He enjoys reading escapist fiction in his free time.
noun
- 1
Someone who wants to escape; especially from reality
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does escapist come from?
From escape + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).