# statist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsteɪtɪst/ · frequency rank #46,791

## Definitions
1. A supporter of statism.
2. A statistician.
3. A skilled politician or one with political power, knowledge or influence.

## Etymology
From state + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **stats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statist-vs-stats)
- **status** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statist-vs-status)
- **stylist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statist-vs-stylist)
- **statistic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statist-vs-statistic)
- **states** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/states-vs-statist)
- **static** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/static-vs-statist)
- **stasis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stasis-vs-statist)
- **sadist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadist-vs-statist)
- **station** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/station-vs-statist)
- **stating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stating-vs-statist)

## Common misspellings (11)
`sattist`, `sstatist`, `staitst`, `statisst`, `statistt`, `statits`, `statsit`, `stattist`, `sttaist`, `sttatist`, `tsatist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/statist