bullfighter
noun
bullfighter is spelled B-U-L-L-F-I-G-H-T-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bullfighter means “One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bullfighter is bullfighters.
How many letters and syllables are in bullfighter?
| Letters | 11: B-U-L-L-F-I-G-H-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is bullfighter?
Bullfighter appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 bullfighter?
- US
Bullfighter 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bullfighter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bullfighter
- bullfighters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bullfighter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bullfighter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a toreador or matador:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | torero, toréro, toréador, matador |
| German | Stierkämpfer, Torero, Matador |
| Portuguese | toureiro, toireiro, toureador |
| Spanish | torero, matador, diestro |
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 bullfighter come from?
From bull + fighter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).