# optimist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑptɪmɪst/ · frequency rank #28,313

## Definitions
1. A person who expects a favourable outcome.
2. A believer in optimism.

## Etymology
From French optimiste, from Latin optimus (“best”) + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **Optimus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optimist-vs-optimus)
- **optimize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optimist-vs-optimize)
- **optimistic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optimist-vs-optimistic)
- **optimism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optimism-vs-optimist)
- **optimise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optimise-vs-optimist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`opitmist`, `opptimist`, `optiimst`, `optimisst`, `optimistt`, `optimits`, `optimmist`, `optimsit`, `optmiist`, `opttimist`, `otpimist`, `potimist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/optimist