nutritionist
/njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ənɪst/noun
nutritionist is spelled N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nutritionist means “An expert or specialist in nutrition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nutritionist is nutritionists.
How many letters and syllables are in nutritionist?
| Letters | 12: N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 nutritionist?
Nutritionist appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 nutritionist?
- /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ənɪst/
Nutritionist has 4 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-nutritionist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nutritionist
- nutritionists plural
- nutritionalist rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nutritionist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expert or specialist in nutrition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nutritionist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nutritionniste |
| German | Ernährungswissenschaftler, Ernährungswissenschaftlerin, Ernährungsberater, Ernährungsberaterin |
| Portuguese | nutricionista |
| Spanish | nutricionista |
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 nutritionist come from?
From nutrition + -ist (“person”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).