wist
/wɪst/verbnonstandard
wist is spelled W-I-S-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, wist means “To know, be aware of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wist?
| Letters | 4: W-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wist?
Wist appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 wist?
- /wɪst/
Wist has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with wist
Sounds like: whist (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wist
- wists present, singular, he/she/it
- wisting participle, present
- wisted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
nonstandardTo know, be aware of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wist come from?
A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of wit; see Etymology 1.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).