quietist
/ˈkwʌɪətɪst/noun
quietist is spelled Q-U-I-E-T-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quietist means “A mystic who follows quietism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quietist is quietists.
How many letters and syllables are in quietist?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-I-E-T-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 quietist?
Quietist appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 quietist?
- UK /ˈkwʌɪətɪst/
Quietist 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).
Forms of quietist
- quietists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quietist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mystic who follows quietism.
- 2
Someone who is not socially or politically active.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quietist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a mystic who follows quietism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quiétiste |
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 quietist come from?
From quiet + -ist, after Italian quietista.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).