percussionist
noun
percussionist is spelled P-E-R-C-U-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, percussionist means “A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of percussionist is percussionists.
How many letters and syllables are in percussionist?
| Letters | 13: P-E-R-C-U-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 percussionist?
Percussionist appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 percussionist?
Percussionist 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).
Forms of percussionist
- percussionists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does percussionist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Percussionist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense musician:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | percussionniste |
| German | Perkussionist, Perkussionistin, Schlagwerker, Schlagwerkerin, Schlagzeuger, Schlagzeugerin |
| Spanish | percusionista |
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 percussionist come from?
From percussion + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).