# idealist

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,765

## Definitions
1. One who adheres to idealism.
2. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
3. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

## Etymology
From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”), equivalent to ideal + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **ideals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idealist-vs-ideals)
- **idealistic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idealist-vs-idealistic)
- **idealism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idealism-vs-idealist)

## Common misspellings (11)
`diealist`, `idaelist`, `iddealist`, `ideailst`, `idealisst`, `idealistt`, `idealits`, `ideallist`, `idealsit`, `idelaist`, `iedalist`

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