embezzler
/ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/noun
embezzler is spelled E-M-B-E-Z-Z-L-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, embezzler means “One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of embezzler is embezzlers.
How many letters and syllables are in embezzler?
| Letters | 9: E-M-B-E-Z-Z-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 embezzler?
Embezzler appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 embezzler?
- US /ɛmˈbɛz(ə)lɚ/
- US /ɪm-/
Embezzler has 4 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)-Flame,_not_lame-embezzler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of embezzler
- embezzlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does embezzler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Embezzler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who steals money they have been trusted with:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Veruntreuer, Veruntreuerin |
| Portuguese | estelionatário |
| Spanish | malversador, presupuestívoro |
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 embezzler come from?
From embezzle + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).