# rationalist

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,581

## Definitions
1. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism.
2. A member of the rationalist community.

## Etymology
From Middle French rationaliste; rational + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **rationality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rationalist-vs-rationality)
- **rationalize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rationalist-vs-rationalize)
- **rationalism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rationalism-vs-rationalist)

## Common misspellings (16)
`artionalist`, `raitonalist`, `ratinoalist`, `ratioanlist`, `rationailst`, `rationalisst`, `rationalistt`, `rationalits`, `rationallist`, `rationalsit`, `rationlaist`, `rationnalist`, `ratoinalist`, `rattionalist`, `rrationalist`, `rtaionalist`

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