sist
/sɪst/verb, noun
sist is spelled S-I-S-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sist means “To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sist?
| Letters | 4: S-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 sist?
Sist appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 sist?
- /sɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sist
Sounds like: cist, cyst (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sist
- sists present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- sisting participle, present
- sisted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
- 2
Scotlandto cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court
noun
- 1
Scotlanda stay or suspension of proceedings
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sist come from?
From Latin sistō (“to bring to a stand, stop”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).