fetishist
/ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/
"fetishist" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fetishist” is uncommon English (frequency #88,332 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,332
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who has a sexual fetish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fetishist · fetishist · English
fetishist · rank #88,332 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,332
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fers
Nearest frequency peer: fers (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “fetishist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Fanshawe
Fanshawe
11,674 corpus weight
- fasti
fasti
11,672 corpus weight
- fers
fers
11,670 corpus weight
- fetishist
fetishist
11,669 corpus weight
- Fierro
Fierro
11,666 corpus weight
- firebug
firebug
11,664 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fetishist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fetishist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #88,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fetishist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fetishist is uncommon English at frequency #88,332 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for fetishist in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fetish + -ist. The correct English form is fetishist, spelled F-E-T-I-S-H-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1One who has a sexual fetish.
- 2A believer in magical fetishes or talismans.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fetishist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A social media convention among young and famous people is not to show bare feet to avoid attention from foot fetishists.
As well might we charge the people of Massachusetts with being Fetichists, as the Professor charge us with worshipping images.
Etymology
From fetish + -ist.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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