televangelist
/tɛlɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/noun
televangelist is spelled T-E-L-E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-S-T: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, televangelist means “A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of televangelist is televangelists.
How many letters and syllables are in televangelist?
| Letters | 13: T-E-L-E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 televangelist?
Televangelist appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 televangelist?
- /tɛlɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/
Televangelist has 5 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).
Forms of televangelist
- televangelists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does televangelist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Televangelist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense televangelist:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | télévangéliste |
| German | Fernsehprediger, Fernsehpredigerin, Fernsehevangelist, Fernsehevangelistin, TV-Evangelist, TV-Evangelistin |
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 televangelist come from?
Blend of television + evangelist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).