zeist
obsolete
zeist is spelled Z-E-I-S-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zeist means “One who believed that maize was the cause of pellagra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zeist is zeists.
How many letters and syllables are in zeist?
| Letters | 5: Z-E-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 zeist?
Zeist appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
What does zeist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicOne who believed that maize was the cause of pellagra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zeist come from?
From New Latin zea, from Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”), + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).