informer
in·form·er/ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/noun
informer is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·form·er). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, informer means “One who informs someone else about something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of informer is informers.
How many letters and syllables are in informer?
| Letters | 8: I-N-F-O-R-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·form·er |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is informer?
Informer appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 informer?
- /ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/
Informer has 3 syllables, split in·form·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-informer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with informer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as informer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reniform.
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 informer
- informers plural
- informor
- informour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does informer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who informs someone else about something.
- 2
A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.
Being an informer often meant living in fear.
- 3
One who informs, animates, or inspires.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Informer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | informateur |
| German | Informant, Hinweisgeber, Tippgeber, Zuträger , Denunziant, Verpfeifer |
| Portuguese | informante, informador , delator |
| Spanish | informador, informadora |
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 informer come from?
Inherited from Middle English enformour, from Anglo-Norman enfourmour; equivalent to inform + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).