scatter
scat·ter/ˈskætɚ/verb, noun
scatter is spelled S-C-A-T-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (scat·ter). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, scatter means “To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scatter?
| Letters | 7: S-C-A-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: scat·ter |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 scatter?
Scatter appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 scatter?
- UK /ˈskætə/
- US /ˈskætɚ/
- /ˈskæt̞ɚ/
Scatter has 2 syllables, split scat·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-scatter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scatter?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scatter from its last stressed vowel (/ætəɹ/):
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 scatter
- scatters present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- scattering participle, present
- scattered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scatter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
The crowd scattered in terror.
- 2
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.
- 3
To deflect (radiation or particles).
- 4
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- 5
To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
to scatter hopes or plans
- 6
To be dispersed upon.
Desiccated stalks scattered the fields.
- 7
Of a pitcher: to spread out a high number of hits or walks between innings so as not to give up a high number of runs
- 8
USslangTo leave.
When the police showed up, I scattered.
noun
- 1
The act of scattering or dispersing.
- 2
A collection of dispersed objects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scatter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | se disperser , disperser , éparpiller, parsemer |
| German | zerstreuen , streuen, verstreuen, ausstreuen |
| Portuguese | espalhar , dispersar |
| Spanish | dispersarse , regar, esparcir , dispersar |
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.