erupt
/ɪˈɹʌpt/verb
erupt is spelled E-R-U-P-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, erupt means “To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in erupt?
| Letters | 5: E-R-U-P-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 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 erupt?
Erupt appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 erupt?
- /ɪˈɹʌpt/
Erupt 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-erupt.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with erupt?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as erupt.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: puter.
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 erupt
- erupts present, singular, he/she/it
- erupting participle, present
- erupted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does erupt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
- 2
To burst forth; to break out.
The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
- 3
To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
The crowd erupted in anger.
- 4
(Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Erupt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | entrer en éruption |
| German | ausbrechen |
| Portuguese | entrar em erupção, erupcionar |
| Spanish | entrar en erupción, erupcionar , estallar, explotar |
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 erupt come from?
From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).