fornicator
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/noun
fornicator is spelled F-O-R-N-I-C-A-T-O-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fornicator means “An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fornicator is fornicators.
How many letters and syllables are in fornicator?
| Letters | 10: F-O-R-N-I-C-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 fornicator?
Fornicator appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 fornicator?
- UK /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Fornicator has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fornicator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fornicator
- fornicators plural
- fornicatour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fornicator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
(As for) the fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them, (giving) a hundred stripes, and let not pity for them detain you in the matter of obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day, and let a party of believers wi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fornicator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fornicateur, forniqueur, fornicatrice |
| German | Hurenbock, Hurer, Hure, Unzuchtsünder, Unzuchtsünderin, Unzüchtiger |
| Spanish | fornicador, fornicario |
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 fornicator come from?
From Middle English fornicatour, from Medieval Latin fornicātor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).