fornicator
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/
"fornicator" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fornicator” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
| 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) |
Where “fornicator” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for fornicator is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “fornicator”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-N-I-C-A-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.