machinist
/məˈʃiː.nɪst/noun
machinist is spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-I-S-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, machinist means “A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of machinist is machinists.
How many letters and syllables are in machinist?
| Letters | 9: M-A-C-H-I-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 machinist?
Machinist appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 machinist?
- /məˈʃiː.nɪst/
Machinist 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-machinist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of machinist
- machinists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does machinist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
- 2
A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
- 3
A person who operates machinery.
- 4
A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Machinist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | maquinista |
| Spanish | maquinista , tramoyista |
| German | Schlosser |
| French | machiniste |
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 machinist come from?
From French machiniste, from machine (“machine, mechanical device”), from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).