leftist
/ˈlɛf.tɪst/noun, adjective
leftist is spelled L-E-F-T-I-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leftist means “A person who holds views associated with the political left” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leftist is leftists.
How many letters and syllables are in leftist?
| Letters | 7: L-E-F-T-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th 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 leftist?
Leftist appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 leftist?
- US /ˈlɛf.tɪst/
- Australia /ˈlef.tɪst/
Leftist 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)-StuckInLagToad-leftist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leftist
- leftists plural
- more leftist comparative
- most leftist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leftist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who holds views associated with the political left.
- 2
Someone who holds socialist or communist-leaning economic views, usually alongside progressive social views; an anticapitalist.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the political left.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leftist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Linker, Linke , linksorientiert, linksstehend |
| Portuguese | esquerdista , de esquerda |
| Spanish | izquierdista, izquierdoso |
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 leftist come from?
From left + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).