# futurist

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,703

## Definitions
1. An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.
2. One who studies and predicts possible futures.

## Etymology
From future + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **futuristic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/futurist-vs-futuristic)
- **futures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/futures-vs-futurist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffuturist`, `ftuurist`, `futruist`, `futturist`, `futuirst`, `futurisst`, `futuristt`, `futurits`, `futurrist`, `futursit`, `fuutrist`, `ufturist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/futurist