elope
e·lope/ɪˈloʊp/verb
elope is spelled E-L-O-P-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (e·lope). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, elope means “Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elope?
| Letters | 5: E-L-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: e·lope |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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; 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 elope?
Elope appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 elope?
- UK /ɪˈləʊp/
- UK /ɛˈləʊp/
- US /ɪˈloʊp/
Elope has 2 syllables, split e·lope in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-elope.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with elope?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as elope from its last stressed vowel (/oʊp/):
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 elope
- elopes present, singular, he/she/it
- eloping participle, present
- eloped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
- 2
Of an unmarried person, to run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.
- 3
datedOf an unmarried person, to run away secretly from home in order to get married without parental or guardian consent.
- 4
To escape from one's caretaker.
Six-year-old Casey eloped during recess and police found him watching traffic lights at the intersection.
- 5
datedTo run away from home (for any reason).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | s'enfuir , fuguer |
| German | durchbrennen , ausreißen, weglaufen |
| Portuguese | fugir , escapar, abandonar |
| Spanish | arrancarse, escaparse, fugarse, huir por amor, huirse amorosamente , huir para casar |
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 elope come from?
From Anglo-Norman aloper (“to abduct, run away”), itself borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *andihlaupan (“to run away”). Equivalent to and- + lope as well as and- + leap (these being doublets). More at lope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).