ethnomusicologist
noun
ethnomusicologist is spelled E-T-H-N-O-M-U-S-I-C-O-L-O-G-I-S-T: 17 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ethnomusicologist means “A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ethnomusicologist is ethnomusicologists.
How many letters and syllables are in ethnomusicologist?
| Letters | 17: E-T-H-N-O-M-U-S-I-C-O-L-O-G-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 ethnomusicologist?
Ethnomusicologist appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 ethnomusicologist?
Ethnomusicologist has 7 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).
Forms of ethnomusicologist
- ethnomusicologists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ethnomusicologist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ethnomusicologist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | etnomusicólogo |
| Spanish | etnomusicólogo |
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 ethnomusicologist come from?
From ethnomusicology + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).