pointillist
adjective, noun
pointillist is spelled P-O-I-N-T-I-L-L-I-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pointillist means “of, pertaining to, or in the style of pointillism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pointillist?
| Letters | 11: P-O-I-N-T-I-L-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pointillist?
Pointillist appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
Forms of pointillist
- pointillists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pointillist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of, pertaining to, or in the style of pointillism
noun
- 1
An artist who paints in this style
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pointillist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense artist who paints in this style:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pointilliste |
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 pointillist come from?
From French pointilliste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).