flapper
/ˈflæpɚ/noun
flapper is spelled F-L-A-P-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flapper means “A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flapper is flappers.
How many letters and syllables are in flapper?
| Letters | 7: F-L-A-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 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 flapper?
Flapper appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 flapper?
- US /ˈflæpɚ/
Flapper 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-flapper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with flapper?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as flapper from its last stressed vowel (/æpəɹ/):
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 flapper
- flappers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flapper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialA young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.
- 2
colloquialA young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
- 3
One who or that which flaps.
- 4
A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck.
Small fish, and frog and fish spawn are also eaten, and the ducklings feed upon many species of animalculæ, flies, pollywogs and worms, etc., disturbed by heavy rains which wash the banks, while the young ducks are passing to the "flapper"
- 5
A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.
- 6
A flapper valve.
- 7
slangThe hand.
- 8
Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flapper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense young unconventional woman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | garçonne |
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 flapper come from?
possible etymologies Possibly from Victorian sporting slang, meaning young wildfowl in August which are full-sized, tender and worthwhile quarry, but are naive and unable to fly properly due to the late development of flight feathers in ducks and geese. Alternative derivations are also suggested.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).