whistleblower
noun
whistleblower is spelled W-H-I-S-T-L-E-B-L-O-W-E-R: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whistleblower means “Alternative form of whistle-blower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whistleblower is whistleblowers.
How many letters and syllables are in whistleblower?
| Letters | 13: W-H-I-S-T-L-E-B-L-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th 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 whistleblower?
Whistleblower appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 whistleblower?
Whistleblower 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).
Words people confuse with whistleblower
Also written: whistle-blower (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of whistleblower
- whistleblowers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whistleblower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of whistle-blower.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).