Islamist
/ˈɪsləmɪst/noun, adjective
Islamist is spelled I-S-L-A-M-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Islamist means “A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Islamist is Islamists.
How many letters and syllables are in Islamist?
| Letters | 8: I-S-L-A-M-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 Islamist?
Islamist appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 Islamist?
- /ˈɪsləmɪst/
- /ˈɪzləmɪst/
- /-ˈlɑːmɪst/
Islamist has 3 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-Islamist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Islamist
- Islamists plural
- more Islamist comparative
- most Islamist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Islamist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA Muslim.
- 2
A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
- 3
A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.
adjective
- 1
datedRelating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.
- 2
Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Islamist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | islamiste |
| German | Islamist, Islamistin , islamistisch |
| Portuguese | islamista |
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 Islamist come from?
From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).