adulterer

/əˈdʌltəɹə/

//əˈdʌltəɹə// noun

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"adulterer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adulterer” is uncommon English (frequency #64,867 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,867
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who commits adultery.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adulterer · adulterer · English

adulterer · rank #64,867 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,867
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aerated

Nearest frequency peer: aerated (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “adulterer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “adulterer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adulterer
PropertyValue
Headwordadulterer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈdʌltəɹə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,867
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “adulterer” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “aerated” (#64,868), “AFK” (#64,870), “Ackermann” (#64,863). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adulterer” is #64,867. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adulterer is uncommon English at frequency #64,867 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈdʌltəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for adulterer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adulter (“to commit adultery”) + -er. The correct English form is adulterer, spelled A-D-U-L-T-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who commits adultery.
  2. 2
    One who commits adultery.
  3. 3
    One who commits adultery.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adulterer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Under the canon-law rule, a married participant is an adulterer and an umarried one is a fornicator.
  2. Ashley Madison, so-called for the two most popular girls names, billed itself as the premier destination for adulterers – no judgment, no risks, no strings attached other than the payments required to secure enough “credits” to talk to other users.

Etymology

From adulter (“to commit adultery”) + -er.

This word in other languages

adúltero(Español)adultère(Français)Ehebrecher(Deutsch)

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 "adulterer"?
"adulterer" is spelled A-D-U-L-T-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈdʌltəɹə/.
What does "adulterer" mean?
As a noun, "adulterer" means: One who commits adultery.
How do you pronounce "adulterer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adulterer" is /əˈdʌltəɹə/. 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 "adulterer"?
From adulter (“to commit adultery”) + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adulterer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ackermann#64,863Abernethy#64,859Yousafzai#64,845arabesque#64,891

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list