swindler
/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/noun
swindler is spelled S-W-I-N-D-L-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swindler means “A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swindler is swindlers.
How many letters and syllables are in swindler?
| Letters | 8: S-W-I-N-D-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 swindler?
Swindler appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 swindler?
- UK /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/
Swindler 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)-Vininn126-swindler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swindler
- swindlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swindler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Swindler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who swindles, cheats or defrauds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | escroc, aigrefin, margoulin |
| German | Schwindler, Schwindlerin, Gauner, Gaunerin, Betrüger, Betrügerin |
| Portuguese | caloteiro, estelionatário |
| Spanish | estafador, chapucero, defraudador, engañabobos, trapacero |
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 swindler come from?
Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).