backstabber
/ˈbækˌstæbɚ/noun
backstabber is spelled B-A-C-K-S-T-A-B-B-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, backstabber means “A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of backstabber is backstabbers.
How many letters and syllables are in backstabber?
| Letters | 11: B-A-C-K-S-T-A-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 backstabber?
Backstabber appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 backstabber?
- /ˈbækˌstæbɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-backstabber.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of backstabber
- backstabbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backstabber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Backstabber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a traitor or hypocrite:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hypocrite, serpent, faux jeton, faux frère |
| German | Verräter |
| Spanish | traidor, mosca muerta, mosquita muerta |
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 backstabber come from?
From back + stabber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).