futurist
noun, adjective
futurist is spelled F-U-T-U-R-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, futurist means “An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of futurist is futurists.
How many letters and syllables are in futurist?
| Letters | 8: F-U-T-U-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 futurist?
Futurist appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 futurist?
- US
Futurist 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-futurist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of futurist
- futurists plural
- more futurist comparative
- most futurist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does futurist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.
- 2
One who studies and predicts possible futures.
adjective
- 1
In the style of futurism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Futurist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | futuriste |
| German | Futurist, Futuristin , futuristisch |
| Portuguese | futurista, futurístico, futurística |
| Spanish | futurista, futurístico, futurística |
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 futurist come from?
From future + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).