hornist
noun
hornist is spelled H-O-R-N-I-S-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hornist means “Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hornist is hornists.
How many letters and syllables are in hornist?
| Letters | 7: H-O-R-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hornist?
Hornist appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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).
Forms of hornist
- hornists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hornist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hornist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corniste |
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.