ventriloquist

/vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/

//vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst// noun

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"ventriloquist" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ventriloquist” is uncommon English (frequency #56,514 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,514
frequency rank, English
7,391
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

Key facts for ventriloquist
PropertyValue
Headwordventriloquist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ventriloquist” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ventriloquist lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ventriloquist is uncommon English at frequency #56,514 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ventriloquist in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ventriloquy + -ist. The correct English form is ventriloquist, spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

Etymology

From ventriloquy + -ist.

Synonyms

biloquistventriloque

This word in other languages

ventrílocuo(Español)ventriloque(Français)Bauchredner(Deutsch)ventríloquo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ventriloquist"?
"ventriloquist" is spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/.
What does "ventriloquist" mean?
As a noun, "ventriloquist" means: A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
How do you pronounce "ventriloquist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ventriloquist" is /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ventriloquist"?
From ventriloquy + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ventriloquist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list