rationalist
noun
rationalist is spelled R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rationalist means “A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rationalist is rationalists.
How many letters and syllables are in rationalist?
| Letters | 11: R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 rationalist?
Rationalist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 rationalist?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-rationalist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rationalist
- rationalists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rationalist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism.
- 2
A member of the rationalist community.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rationalist come from?
From Middle French rationaliste; rational + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).