industrialist
noun
industrialist is spelled I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-S-T: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, industrialist means “A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of industrialist is industrialists.
How many letters and syllables are in industrialist?
| Letters | 13: I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th 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 industrialist?
Industrialist appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 industrialist?
Industrialist 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-industrialist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of industrialist
- industrialists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does industrialist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.
- 2
One who performs or enjoys industrial music.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Industrialist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | industriel |
| German | Industrieller |
| Portuguese | industrial |
| Spanish | industrialista |
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 industrialist come from?
From industrial + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).