violator
noun
violator is spelled V-I-O-L-A-T-O-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, violator means “One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of violator is violators.
How many letters and syllables are in violator?
| Letters | 8: V-I-O-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 violator?
Violator appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 violator?
- US
Violator has 4 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)-Flame,_not_lame-violator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of violator
- violators plural
- violater
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does violator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
- 2
One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Violator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who violates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | violateur, violatrice |
| German | Verletzer, Zuwiderhandelnder, Täter, Übertreter (des Gesetzes), Vergewaltiger |
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 violator come from?
From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor. By surface analysis, violate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).