magister
/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstə(ɹ)/noun
magister is spelled M-A-G-I-S-T-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, magister means “Master; sir: a title used in the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a licence from a university to teach philosophy and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of magister is magisters.
How many letters and syllables are in magister?
| Letters | 8: M-A-G-I-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is magister?
Magister appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 magister?
- /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-magister.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of magister
- magisters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does magister mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Master; sir: a title used in the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a licence from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
- 2
The possessor of a master's degree.
- 3
The chief male celebrant of an occult ritual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Magister in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The possessor of a master's degree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | professeur, maître |
| German | Master |
| Portuguese | mestre |
| Spanish | magíster |
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 magister come from?
Borrowed from Latin magister (“a master, chief, head, superior, director, teacher, etc.”), from magis (“more or great”) + -ter. Doublet of maestro, master, and meister.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).