fetishist
/ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/noun
fetishist is spelled F-E-T-I-S-H-I-S-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fetishist means “One who has a sexual fetish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fetishist is fetishists.
How many letters and syllables are in fetishist?
| Letters | 9: F-E-T-I-S-H-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 fetishist?
Fetishist appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 fetishist?
- /ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/
Fetishist 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-fetishist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fetishist
- fetishists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fetishist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who has a sexual fetish.
- 2
archaicA believer in magical fetishes or talismans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fetishist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who has a sexual fetish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fétichiste |
| German | Fetischist, Fetischistin |
| Portuguese | fetichista |
| Spanish | fetichista |
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.