violator

noun

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"violator" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“violator” is uncommon English (frequency #63,352 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,352
frequency rank, English
7,391
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

Corpus desk

Index EN-violator · violator · English

violator · rank #63,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,352
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,391
  • PHOTO-FINISH Violette

Nearest frequency peer: Violette (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “violator”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “violator” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for violator
PropertyValue
Headwordviolator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “violator” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). violator lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

violator is uncommon English at frequency #63,352 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for violator in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or. The correct English form is violator, spelled V-I-O-L-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
  2. 2
    One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
  3. 3
    In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how violator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The ordinance subjected any violator to a fine, to imprisonment for not more than six months, to community service, or to some combination of the three.

Etymology

From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.

This word in other languages

violateur(Français)Zuwiderhandelnder(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "violator"?
"violator" is spelled V-I-O-L-A-T-O-R.
What does "violator" mean?
As a noun, "violator" means: One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
What is the origin of the word "violator"?
From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "violator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Violette#63,353Weissman#63,365Tunstall#63,325transept#63,319
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list