fornicator
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/
"fornicator" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fornicator” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fornicator · fornicator · English
fornicator · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fornicator |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fornicator” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fornicator is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fornicator, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fornicatour, from Medieval Latin fornicātor. The correct English form is fornicator, spelled F-O-R-N-I-C-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fornicator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Know yee not that the vnrighteous ſhall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abuſers of themſelues with mankinde, Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor reuilers, nor extortioners, ſhall inherit the kingdom of God.
(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 witness their chastisement.
Etymology
From Middle English fornicatour, from Medieval Latin fornicātor.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.