# Islamist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪsləmɪst/ · frequency rank #17,393

## Definitions
1. A Muslim.
2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.

## Etymology
From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.

## Easily confused with
- **Islamic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islamic-vs-islamist)
- **Islamism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/islamism-vs-islamist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilsamist`, `isalmist`, `islaimst`, `islamisst`, `islamistt`, `islamits`, `islammist`, `islamsit`, `isllamist`, `islmaist`, `isslamist`, `silamist`

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