saxophonist
/ˈsæk.səˌfoʊn.ɪst/noun
saxophonist is spelled S-A-X-O-P-H-O-N-I-S-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saxophonist means “A person who owns, plays or practices with the saxophone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saxophonist is saxophonists.
How many letters and syllables are in saxophonist?
| Letters | 11: S-A-X-O-P-H-O-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 saxophonist?
Saxophonist appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 saxophonist?
- UK /ˌsækˈsɒ.fə.nɪst/
- US /ˈsæk.səˌfoʊn.ɪst/
- US /ˌsækˈsɑ.fə.nɪst/
Saxophonist has 4 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). Recordings: En-us-saxophonist.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of saxophonist
- saxophonists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saxophonist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who owns, plays or practices with the saxophone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saxophonist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who plays or practices with the saxophone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saxophoniste |
| German | Saxophonist, Saxophonistin |
| Portuguese | saxofonista |
| Spanish | saxofonista |
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 saxophonist come from?
From saxophone + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).