creepypasta
/ˈkɹipiˌpɑstə/noun
creepypasta is spelled C-R-E-E-P-Y-P-A-S-T-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, creepypasta means “Frightening urban legends and short stories in the horror genre, circulated on the Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of creepypasta is creepypastas.
How many letters and syllables are in creepypasta?
| Letters | 11: C-R-E-E-P-Y-P-A-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is creepypasta?
Creepypasta appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 creepypasta?
- UK /ˈkɹiːpiˌpæstə/
- US /ˈkɹipiˌpɑstə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-creepypasta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of creepypasta
- creepypastas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does creepypasta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Frightening urban legends and short stories in the horror genre, circulated on the Internet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Creepypasta in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | creepypasta |
| Spanish | creepypasta |
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.