fraudster

Name: fraudster, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈfɹɔdstɚ/

//ˈfɹɔdstɚ// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“fraudster” is an uncommon English word, ranked #53,556 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,556
frequency rank, English: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.

Key facts for fraudster
Property	Value
Headword	fraudster
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈfɹɔdstɚ/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#53,556
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fraudster” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fraudster lands here:

#53,556

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for fraudster is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɹɔdstɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,556 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fraudster, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fraud + -ster. The correct English form is fraudster, spelled F-R-A-U-D-S-T-E-R.

Definition

1
A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.

Etymology

From fraud + -ster.

This word in other languages

estafador(Español)fraudeur(Français)Schwindler(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fraudster"?

"fraudster" is spelled F-R-A-U-D-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɹɔdstɚ/.

What does "fraudster" mean?

As a noun, "fraudster" means: A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.

How do you pronounce "fraudster"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fraudster" is /ˈfɹɔdstɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "fraudster"?

From fraud + -ster. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “fraudster”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is F-R-A-U-D-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈfɹɔdstɚ/ (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.