jurist
/ˈd͡ʒəɹ.ɪst/noun
jurist is spelled J-U-R-I-S-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jurist means “An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jurist is jurists.
How many letters and syllables are in jurist?
| Letters | 6: J-U-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 jurist?
Jurist appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 jurist?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹ.ɪst/
- US /ˈd͡ʒəɹ.ɪst/
Jurist has 2 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-jurist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jurist
- jurists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jurist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.
distinguished jurist
- 2
CanadaUSA judge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jurist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expert of law:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | juriste |
| German | Jurist, Juristin |
| Portuguese | jurista, jurisconsulto |
| Spanish | jurista, jurisconsulto, jurisperito, legisperito |
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 jurist come from?
From Middle French juriste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).