invader
/ɪnˈveɪ.də(ɹ)/noun
invader is spelled I-N-V-A-D-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, invader means “One who invades a region” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of invader is invaders.
How many letters and syllables are in invader?
| Letters | 7: I-N-V-A-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 invader?
Invader appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 invader?
- /ɪnˈveɪ.də(ɹ)/
Invader has 3 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)-Vininn126-invader.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of invader
- invaders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invader mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who invades a region.
- 2
An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invader in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | envahisseur, envahisseuse |
| German | Eindringling, Eroberer, Erobererin |
| Portuguese | invasor, invasora |
| Spanish | invasor, invasora |
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 invader come from?
From invade + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).