suitor
/ˈsutɚ/noun, verb
suitor is spelled S-U-I-T-O-R: 6 letters and 2 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, suitor means “One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suitor is suitors.
How many letters and syllables are in suitor?
| Letters | 6: S-U-I-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (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 |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is suitor?
Suitor 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 suitor?
- US /ˈsutɚ/
- UK /ˈsuːtə/
- UK /ˈsjuːtə/
Suitor has 2 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-suitor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with suitor
Sounds like: souter (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with suitor?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as suitor from its last stressed vowel (/utəɹ/):
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 suitor
- suitors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- suitour
- suitoring participle, present
- suitored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suitor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
- 2
A person or organization that expresses an interest in working with, or taking over, another.
- 3
A party to a suit or litigation.
- 4
One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
verb
- 1
To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suitor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plaideur , prétendant, soupirant |
| Portuguese | litigante , pretendente |
| German | Freier, Liebeswerber |
| Spanish | pretendiente, galanteador, cortejador, cortejante, sherete |
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 suitor come from?
From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).