stylist
/ˈstaɪlɪst/noun
stylist is spelled S-T-Y-L-I-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stylist means “A designer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stylist is stylists.
How many letters and syllables are in stylist?
| Letters | 7: S-T-Y-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd 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 stylist?
Stylist appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 stylist?
- /ˈstaɪlɪst/
Stylist has 2 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-stylist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stylist
- stylists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stylist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A designer.
- 2
A hairdresser.
- 3
A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style.
- 4
An artist who has a particular distinctive style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stylist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style:
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 stylist come from?
From style + -ist. Piecewise doublet of stylista.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).