narcissist

noun

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"narcissist" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“narcissist” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,391
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who shows extreme love and admiration for themself.

Corpus desk

Index EN-narcissist · narcissist · English

narcissist · rank #29,391 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,391
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH mush

Nearest frequency peer: mush (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “narcissist”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “narcissist” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

narcissist vs narcissus
80% similar
narcissist vs narcissistic
83% similar
narcissist vs narcissism
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for narcissist
PropertyValue
Headwordnarcissist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,391
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “narcissist”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).narcissistlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “mush” (#29,390), “navigational” (#29,392), “motorsports” (#29,389). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “narcissist” is #29,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around narcissist, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,391 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for narcissist, with forms such as "anrcissist", "nacrissist", and "narccissist". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "narcissus", "narcissistic", "narcissism", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ist. The correct English form is narcissist, spelled N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who shows extreme love and admiration for themself.
  2. 2
    An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how narcissist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. So what do you do if someone close to you is a narcissist?

Etymology

From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ist.

This word in other languages

narciso(Español)narcissique(Français)Narzisst(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anrcissist
  • nacrissist
  • narccissist
  • narcisisst
  • narcisist
  • narcississt
  • narcissistt
  • narcissits
  • narcisssit
  • narcsisist
  • naricssist
  • narrcissist
  • nnarcissist
  • nracissist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of narcissist - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anrcissist2nacrissist2narccissist1narcisisst2narcisist1narcississt1narcissistt1narcissits2
Edit distance from "narcissist"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "narcissist"?
"narcissist" is spelled N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T.
What does "narcissist" mean?
As a noun, "narcissist" means: One who shows extreme love and admiration for themself.
What words are commonly confused with "narcissist"?
"narcissist" is commonly confused with "narcissus", "narcissistic", "narcissism". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "narcissist"?
From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "narcissist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

misspelled#29,381maturation#29,369perceptive#29,414recklessly#29,433

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Reinhardt14 variantsingestion14 variantsfrustrate14 variantsunhelpful14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list