idealistic
/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɪ.stɪk/adjective
idealistic is spelled I-D-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-C: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, idealistic means “Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in idealistic?
| Letters | 10: I-D-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is idealistic?
Idealistic appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 idealistic?
- /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɪ.stɪk/
Idealistic has 5 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)-Vealhurl-idealistic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with idealistic?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as idealistic.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: disilicate.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of idealistic
- more idealistic comparative
- most idealistic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does idealistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Idealistic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | idéaliste |
| German | idealistisch |
| Portuguese | idealista, idealístico |
| Spanish | idealista |
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 idealistic come from?
From idealist + -ic or ideal + -istic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).