# rapist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.pɪst/ · frequency rank #12,663

## Definitions
1. One who has committed rape; someone who raped another person.

## Etymology
From rape + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **resist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapist-vs-resist)
- **repost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapist-vs-repost)
- **rarest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapist-vs-rarest)
- **realist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapist-vs-realist)
- **raise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raise-vs-rapist)
- **rapid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapid-vs-rapist)
- **racist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-rapist)
- **racism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racism-vs-rapist)
- **raping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raping-vs-rapist)
- **radish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-rapist)
- **rapier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapier-vs-rapist)

## Common misspellings (9)
`arpist`, `raipst`, `rapisst`, `rapistt`, `rapits`, `rappist`, `rapsit`, `rpaist`, `rrapist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rapist