metallurgist
/ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/noun
metallurgist is spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-U-R-G-I-S-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metallurgist means “A person who works in metal (the type of material)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metallurgist is metallurgists.
How many letters and syllables are in metallurgist?
| Letters | 12: M-E-T-A-L-L-U-R-G-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 metallurgist?
Metallurgist appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 metallurgist?
- UK /ˌməˈtæləd͡ʒɪst/
- US /ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/
- US [ˈmɛɾɫ̩ˌɝd͡ʒəst]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q7979-Pink_Bee-metallurgist.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-JGT_Webb-Metallurgist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metallurgist
- metallurgists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metallurgist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA person who works in metal (the type of material).
- 2
A person skilled in metallurgy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metallurgist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person skilled in metallurgy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métallurgiste, métallurge |
| German | Metallurg, Metallurge, Metallurgin |
| Portuguese | metalurgista |
| Spanish | metalúrgico, metalurgista |
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 metallurgist come from?
From metallurgy + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).