kidnapper
/ˈkɪdnæpɚ/noun
kidnapper is spelled K-I-D-N-A-P-P-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kidnapper means “A person who kidnaps someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kidnapper is kidnappers.
How many letters and syllables are in kidnapper?
| Letters | 9: K-I-D-N-A-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 kidnapper?
Kidnapper appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 kidnapper?
- US /ˈkɪdnæpɚ/
Kidnapper 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)-Vealhurl-kidnapper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kidnapper
- kidnappers plural
- kidnaper
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kidnapper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who kidnaps someone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kidnapper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who performs kidnap:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ravisseur, ravisseuse, kidnappeur, kidnappeuse |
| German | Entführer, Entführerin |
| Portuguese | sequestrador |
| Spanish | secuestrador, raptor, captor |
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 kidnapper come from?
From kidnap + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).