dap
/dæp/noun, verb
dap is spelled D-A-P: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dap means “A plimsoll” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dap is daps.
How many letters and syllables are in dap?
| Letters | 3: D-A-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 dap?
Dap appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 dap?
- /dæp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dap.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dap?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dap.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pad.
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 dap
- daps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dapping participle, present
- dapped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plimsoll.
- 2
A notch cut in one timber to receive another.
- 3
slangVulva or vagina.
- 4
Elaborate handshake, especially hooking thumbs.
- 5
A fist bump.
verb
- 1
To run or go somewhere quickly.
I'll just dap down to the shop.
- 2
To create a hollow indentation.
- 3
To drop the bait gently onto the surface of the water.
- 4
To greet with a dap.
noun
- 1
Initialism of digital audio player.
- 2
slangvulgarInitialism of double anal penetration.
phrase
- 1
Initialism of Delivered At Place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dap come from?
Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).