fraudster
/ˈfɹɔdstɚ/noun
fraudster is spelled F-R-A-U-D-S-T-E-R: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fraudster means “A person who carries out fraud; a swindler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fraudster is fraudsters.
How many letters and syllables are in fraudster?
| Letters | 9: F-R-A-U-D-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 fraudster?
Fraudster appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 fraudster?
- US /ˈfɹɔdstɚ/
- UK /ˈfɹɔːdstə/
- /ˈfɹɑdstɚ/
Fraudster has 2 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)-Vealhurl-fraudster.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fraudster
- fraudsters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fraudster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fraudster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who practices fraud:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fraudeur |
| German | Schwindler, Betrüger, Fälscher |
| Spanish | estafador, defraudador |
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 fraudster come from?
From fraud + -ster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).