hater
/ˈheɪtɚ/noun
hater is spelled H-A-T-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hater means “One who hates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hater is haters.
How many letters and syllables are in hater?
| Letters | 5: H-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hater?
Hater appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 hater?
- UK /ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈheɪtɚ/
Hater 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: En-au-hater.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hater?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hater from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: heart, earth, rathe, rehat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hater
- haters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who hates.
- 2
derogatoryslangOne who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | haïsseur, haïsseuse , rageux, rageuse |
| German | Hasser, Hasserin |
| Portuguese | odiador, odiadora |
| Spanish | odiador, odiadora, detractor, detractora , envidioso |
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 hater come from?
From Middle English hatere, equivalent to hate + -er. Compare Old English hetend, hettend (“enemy”, literally “hater”). Cognate with Dutch hater (“hater”), German Hasser, Hässer (“hater”), Danish hader (“hater”), Swedish hatare (“hater”), Icelandic hatari (“hater”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).