Jesuit
/ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/noun, adjective
Jesuit is spelled J-E-S-U-I-T: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Jesuit means “A member of the Society of Jesus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Jesuit is Jesuits.
How many letters and syllables are in Jesuit?
| Letters | 6: J-E-S-U-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th 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 Jesuit?
Jesuit appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 Jesuit?
- US /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɛʒuɪt/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɛz(j)uɪt/
Jesuit 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-Jesuit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Jesuit
- Jesuits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Jesuit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the Society of Jesus.
- 2
obsoleteA crafty person; an intriguer.
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Society of Jesus or its members.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jesuit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of the Society of Jesus:
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 Jesuit come from?
Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs + -īta.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).