Stalinist
/ˈstɑː.lɪ.nɪst/adjective, noun
Stalinist is spelled S-T-A-L-I-N-I-S-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Stalinist means “Of, relating to, or resembling Joseph Stalin, a Bolshevik revolutionary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Stalinist?
| Letters | 9: S-T-A-L-I-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 Stalinist?
Stalinist appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 Stalinist?
- /ˈstɑː.lɪ.nɪst/
- /ˈstæ.lɪ.nɪst/
- /ˈstɑː.lə.nəst/
Stalinist 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Stalinist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Stalinist
- more Stalinist comparative
- most Stalinist superlative
- Stalinists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Stalinist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or resembling Joseph Stalin, a Bolshevik revolutionary.
- 2
Of or relating to Stalinism.
- 3
Of, relating to, or resembling the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin; Stalin-era.
Stalinist architecture
noun
- 1
A person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stalinist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | stalinista, estalinista |
| French | stalinien , staliniste |
| German | stalinistisch , Stalinist, Stalinistin |
| Spanish | estalinista |
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 Stalinist come from?
From Stalin + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).