Cyprus
/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/noun
Cyprus is spelled C-Y-P-R-U-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Cyprus means “A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Cyprus?
| Letters | 6: C-Y-P-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 Cyprus?
Cyprus appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 Cyprus?
- US /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/
- British /ˈsɑjpɹəs/
- Australia /ˈsɑe.pɹəs/
Cyprus 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: En-us-Cyprus.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Cyprus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with Cyprus
Sounds like: cypress (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with Cyprus?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Cyprus from its last stressed vowel (/aɪpɹəs/):
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 Cyprus
- cypress
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cyprus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Cyprus come from?
From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).