clapper
/ˈklæpɚ/noun, verb
clapper is spelled C-L-A-P-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clapper means “One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clapper is clappers.
How many letters and syllables are in clapper?
| Letters | 7: C-L-A-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 clapper?
Clapper appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 clapper?
- US /ˈklæpɚ/
Clapper has 2 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)-Vealhurl-clapper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clapper?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clapper from its last stressed vowel (/æpəɹ/):
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 clapper
- clappers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clappering participle, present
- clappered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clapper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
- 2
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
- 3
A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.
- 4
A clapstick (musical instrument).
- 5
A pounding block.
- 6
The chattering damsel of a mill.
- 7
A slapshot
- 8
The hinged part of a clapperboard, used to synchronise images and soundtrack, or the clapperboard itself.
- 9
obsoleteA rabbit burrow.
verb
- 1
To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
- 2
To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.
- 3
Of birds, to make such a noise by repeatedly striking the mandibles together.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clapper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the tongue of a bell:
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 clapper come from?
From clap + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).