scammer
scam·mer/ˈskæmɚ/noun
scammer is spelled S-C-A-M-M-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (scam·mer). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scammer means “A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scammer is scammers.
How many letters and syllables are in scammer?
| Letters | 7: S-C-A-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: scam·mer |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 scammer?
Scammer appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 scammer?
- UK /ˈskæmə/
- British /ˈskamə/
- US /ˈskæmɚ/
Scammer has 2 syllables, split scam·mer in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-scammer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scammer?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scammer from its last stressed vowel (/æməɹ/):
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 scammer
- scammers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scammer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scammer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense swindler, cheat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arnaqueur, escroc |
| German | Schwindler, Schwindlerin |
| Portuguese | golpista, vigarista |
| Spanish | defraudador, estafador |
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 scammer come from?
From scam + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).