abductor
/æbˈdʌk.tɚ/noun
abductor is spelled A-B-D-U-C-T-O-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abductor means “One who abducts; a kidnapper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abductor is abductors or abductores.
How many letters and syllables are in abductor?
| Letters | 8: A-B-D-U-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abductor?
Abductor appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 abductor?
- US /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/
Abductor has 3 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: En-ca-abductor.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abductor?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abductor from its last stressed vowel (/ʌktəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abductor
- abductors plural
- abductores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abductor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
- 2
A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
the abductor oculi draws the eye outward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abductor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abducteur, abducteuse, ravisseur, ravisseuse |
| German | Entführer, Entführerin , Abduktor |
| Portuguese | raptor, sequestrador , abdutor |
| Spanish | raptor, secuestrador , abductor |
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 abductor come from?
Borrowed from Latin abductor, By surface analysis, abduct + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).