pharmacist

/ˈfɑɹməsɪst/

//ˈfɑɹməsɪst// noun

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

The verdict

“pharmacist” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,652
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-pharmacist · pharmacist · English

pharmacist · rank #18,652 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,652
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH persisted

Nearest frequency peer: persisted (-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 “pharmacist”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pharmacist” 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
Key facts for pharmacist
PropertyValue
Headwordpharmacist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɑɹməsɪst/
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,652
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pharmacist”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).pharmacistlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “persisted” (#18,651), “perseverance” (#18,650), “picky” (#18,654). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pharmacist” is #18,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around pharmacist (IPA /ˈfɑɹməsɪst/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,652 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for pharmacist, with forms such as "hparmacist", "pahrmacist", and "phamracist". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pharmacy (“the art of preparing drugs, a drug, especially laxatives”) + -ist. The correct English form is pharmacist, spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.
  2. 2
    One who studies pharmacy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He has served as a prescriptionist to the leading pharmacists of the old country, and been employed in many of our American cities.
  2. By Admir, pharmacist by profession and hobby dronist by passion.

Etymology

From pharmacy (“the art of preparing drugs, a drug, especially laxatives”) + -ist.

Synonyms

druggistchemistpharmacianapothecarypharmacopolistquacksnake oil salesmanpharmacopolegallipot

This word in other languages

farmacéutico(Español)pharmacien(Français)Apotheker(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hparmacist
  • pahrmacist
  • phamracist
  • pharamcist
  • pharmaccist
  • pharmacisst
  • pharmacistt
  • pharmacits
  • pharmacsit
  • pharmaicst
  • pharmcaist
  • pharmmacist
  • pharrmacist
  • phharmacist
  • phramacist
  • ppharmacist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pharmacist - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hparmacist2pahrmacist2phamracist2pharamcist2pharmaccist1pharmacisst1pharmacistt1pharmacits2
Edit distance from "pharmacist"

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 "pharmacist"?
"pharmacist" is spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɑɹməsɪst/.
What does "pharmacist" mean?
As a noun, "pharmacist" means: A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, ...
What are common misspellings of "pharmacist"?
Common misspellings include "hparmacist", "pahrmacist", "phamracist", "pharamcist", "pharmaccist". The correct spelling is "pharmacist".
How do you pronounce "pharmacist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pharmacist" is /ˈfɑɹməsɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pharmacist"?
From pharmacy (“the art of preparing drugs, a drug, especially laxatives”) + -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 "pharmacist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

originality16 variantsshowcasing16 variantsintoxicated16 variantsforeseeable16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list