debater
/dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/noun
debater is spelled D-E-B-A-T-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, debater means “One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of debater is debaters.
How many letters and syllables are in debater?
| Letters | 7: D-E-B-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is debater?
Debater appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 debater?
- UK /dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/
Debater 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)-Vealhurl-debater.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with debater?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as debater from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rebated.
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 debater
- debaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does debater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
William is a great debater.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Debater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | débatteur, débatteuse |
| Portuguese | debatedor, debatedora |
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 debater come from?
From debate + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).