royalist
adjective, noun
royalist is spelled R-O-Y-A-L-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, royalist means “Of or related to royalists or some royalist faction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in royalist?
| Letters | 8: R-O-Y-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is royalist?
Royalist appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 royalist?
Royalist 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).
What rhymes with royalist?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as royalist.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: solitary.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of royalist
- more royalist comparative
- most royalist superlative
- royalists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does royalist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or related to royalists or some royalist faction.
- 2
Of or characterized by royalism.
His father... was the son of Elijah C. West, who, being of royalist belief, found Massachusetts an uncongenial home during the Revolutionary period and therefore migrated to Nova Scotia.
noun
- 1
A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.
- 2
a Cavalier, a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.
- 3
a supporter of the House of Bourbon, in France since the 18th century and especially during the French Revolution.
- 4
a supporter of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Spanish South America during the South American Wars of Independence of the 1810s and 1820s.
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of royalist, particularly in reference to specific royalist factions, especially (UK, historical) Cavalier supporters of the Stuart dynasty and (US, historical) Tory or Loyalist supporters of the British monarchy.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of royalist, particularly in reference to specific royalist factions, especially (UK, historical) Cavalier supporters of the Stuart dynasty and (US, historical) Tory or Loyalist supporters of the British monarchy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Royalist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense supporter of monarchy:
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 royalist come from?
From royal + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).