speciesist
noun, adjective
speciesist is spelled S-P-E-C-I-E-S-I-S-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, speciesist means “A proponent of speciesism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of speciesist is speciesists.
How many letters and syllables are in speciesist?
| Letters | 10: S-P-E-C-I-E-S-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 speciesist?
Speciesist appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of speciesist
- speciesists plural
- more speciesist comparative
- most speciesist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speciesist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A proponent of speciesism.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to speciesism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Speciesist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | espéciste, spéciste |
| German | Speziesist, Speziesistin , speziesistisch |
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 speciesist come from?
From species + -ist, first use appears c. 1975 in the publications of Richard D. Ryder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).