beheader
noun
beheader is spelled B-E-H-E-A-D-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beheader means “One who beheads or decapitates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beheader is beheaders.
How many letters and syllables are in beheader?
| Letters | 8: B-E-H-E-A-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 beheader?
Beheader appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
Forms of beheader
- beheaders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beheader mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who beheads or decapitates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beheader in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who beheads or decapitates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décapiteur |
| Portuguese | decapitador |
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 beheader come from?
From behead + -er. Compare Middle English hedere, hevedare (“decapitator, executioner”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).