abettor
abet·tor/əˈbɛtɚ/noun
abettor is spelled A-B-E-T-T-O-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (abet·tor). It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abettor means “One that abets an offender; one that incites, instigates, or encourages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abettor is abettors.
How many letters and syllables are in abettor?
| Letters | 7: A-B-E-T-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: abet·tor |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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; 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 abettor?
Abettor appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 abettor?
- UK /əˈbɛtə/
- US /əˈbɛtɚ/
- US [-ɾɚ]
Abettor has 2 syllables, split abet·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-abettor.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abettor?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abettor from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtəɹ/):
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 abettor
- abettors plural
- abetter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abettor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One that abets an offender; one that incites, instigates, or encourages.
- 2
A supporter or advocate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abettor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | complice , incitateur, incitatrice |
| German | Mittäter, Komplize, Kumpan, Helfershelfer , Anstifter, Anstifterin |
| Portuguese | cúmplice , incitador |
| Spanish | cómplice |
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 abettor come from?
From Middle English abettour, from Anglo-Norman abettour, from Old French abeter + -our (“-or”). See abet. By surface analysis, abet + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).