mineralogist
noun
mineralogist is spelled M-I-N-E-R-A-L-O-G-I-S-T: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mineralogist means “An expert in mineralogy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mineralogist is mineralogists.
How many letters and syllables are in mineralogist?
| Letters | 12: M-I-N-E-R-A-L-O-G-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 mineralogist?
Mineralogist appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 mineralogist?
Mineralogist has 5 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-mineralogist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mineralogist
- mineralogists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mineralogist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expert in mineralogy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mineralogist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expert in mineralogy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | minéralogiste |
| German | Mineraloge, Mineralogin |
| Portuguese | mineralogista |
| Spanish | mineralogista |
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 mineralogist come from?
From mineral + -logist. Compare later mineralogy and French minéralogiste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).