blooper
bloop·er/ˈblu.pɚ/noun
blooper is spelled B-L-O-O-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (bloop·er). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blooper means “A blunder, an error” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blooper is bloopers.
How many letters and syllables are in blooper?
| Letters | 7: B-L-O-O-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bloop·er |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 blooper?
Blooper appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 blooper?
- UK /ˈbluː.pə/
- US /ˈblu.pɚ/
Blooper has 2 syllables, split bloop·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-blooper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blooper?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blooper from its last stressed vowel (/upəɹ/):
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 blooper
- bloopers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blooper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA blunder, an error.
- 2
slangA fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
- 3
informalA filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake.
- 4
A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.
- 5
USdatedA radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly).
- 6
USslangThe Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blooper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 blooper come from?
From bloop + -er, of US origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).