frap
/fɹæp/verb, noun
frap is spelled F-R-A-P: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, frap means “To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frap?
| Letters | 4: F-R-A-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is frap?
Frap appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 frap?
- /fɹæp/
Frap has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-frap.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with frap
Sounds like: frappe (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of frap
- fraps present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- frapping participle, present
- frapped participle, past
- frapp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing.
- 2
To strike or beat.
noun
- 1
informalAbbreviation of frenetic random activity period (of a housepet).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of frappuccino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does frap come from?
From Middle English frapen, from Old French fraper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).