pacifist
/ˈpæsɪfɪst/noun, adjective
pacifist is spelled P-A-C-I-F-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pacifist means “One who loves, supports, or favours peace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pacifist is pacifists.
How many letters and syllables are in pacifist?
| Letters | 8: P-A-C-I-F-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 pacifist?
Pacifist appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 pacifist?
- /ˈpæsɪfɪst/
Pacifist has 3 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-pacifist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pacifist
- pacifists plural
- pacificist
- more pacifist comparative
- most pacifist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pacifist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.
- 2
One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
- 3
One who is anti-war.
- 4
One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
- 5
A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pacifist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pacifiste |
| German | Pazifist, Pazifistin , Kriegsgegner, Kriegsgegnerin |
| Portuguese | pacifista |
| Spanish | pacifista |
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 pacifist come from?
From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).