heartbreaker
/ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪ.kɚ/noun
heartbreaker is spelled H-E-A-R-T-B-R-E-A-K-E-R: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heartbreaker means “A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heartbreaker is heartbreakers.
How many letters and syllables are in heartbreaker?
| Letters | 12: H-E-A-R-T-B-R-E-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is heartbreaker?
Heartbreaker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 heartbreaker?
- UK /ˈhɑːt.bɹeɪ.kə/
- US /ˈhɑɹt.bɹeɪ.kɚ/
Heartbreaker has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-heartbreaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with heartbreaker
Also written: heart breaker (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of heartbreaker
- heartbreakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heartbreaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.
- 2
Something that causes sorrow, grief or extreme disappointment.
- 3
A match which ends in defeat for a promising player or team.
- 4
datedA curl or lovelock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heartbreaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who causes sorrow:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | casse-cœur |
| German | Herzensbrecher, Herzensbrecherin |
| Portuguese | quebra-corações |
| Spanish | rompecorazones |
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 heartbreaker come from?
From heart + breaker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).