physiologist
noun
physiologist is spelled P-H-Y-S-I-O-L-O-G-I-S-T: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, physiologist means “A person who studies or specializes in physiology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of physiologist is physiologists.
How many letters and syllables are in physiologist?
| Letters | 12: P-H-Y-S-I-O-L-O-G-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 physiologist?
Physiologist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 physiologist?
- US
Physiologist has 5 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)-Wodencafe-physiologist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of physiologist
- physiologists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does physiologist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who studies or specializes in physiology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Physiologist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Physiologe, Physiologin |
| Portuguese | fisiólogo |
| Spanish | fisiólogo, fisióloga |
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.