duppy
/ˈdʌpi/noun, verb
duppy is spelled D-U-P-P-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, duppy means “A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of duppy is duppies.
How many letters and syllables are in duppy?
| Letters | 5: D-U-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 duppy?
Duppy appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 duppy?
- /ˈdʌpi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-duppy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of duppy
- duppies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- duffy
- duppie
- doopy
- dupie
- duppying participle, present
- duppied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does duppy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
- 2
A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).
verb
- 1
To kill; to murder.
- 2
To excel in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does duppy come from?
Jamaica, circa 18th century. From Bube dupe (“ghost”) (compare Akan adɔpe).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).