lawbreaker
/ˈlɔ.bɹeɪkɚ/noun
lawbreaker is spelled L-A-W-B-R-E-A-K-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lawbreaker means “One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lawbreaker is lawbreakers.
How many letters and syllables are in lawbreaker?
| Letters | 10: L-A-W-B-R-E-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 lawbreaker?
Lawbreaker appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 lawbreaker?
- UK /ˈlɔːbɹeɪkə/
- US /ˈlɔ.bɹeɪkɚ/
- /ˈlɑ.bɹeɪkɚ/
Lawbreaker 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)-Qwertygiy-lawbreaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lawbreaker
- lawbreakers plural
- law-breaker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lawbreaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lawbreaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who breaks the law:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hors-la-loi, criminel |
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 lawbreaker come from?
From Middle English lawbreker, lawe brekare; equivalent to law + breaker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).