detractor
noun
detractor is spelled D-E-T-R-A-C-T-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, detractor means “A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of detractor is detractors.
How many letters and syllables are in detractor?
| Letters | 9: D-E-T-R-A-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 detractor?
Detractor appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 detractor?
- US
Detractor 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-detractor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of detractor
- detractors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detractor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Detractor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détracteur, détracteuse |
| German | Lästerer, Verleumder, Lästermaul, Spötter |
| Spanish | detraedor, detractor |
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 detractor come from?
From Middle English detractor, dectractour, from Anglo-Norman detractour, from Old French detractor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).