frappe
/fɹæp/noun
frappe is spelled F-R-A-P-P-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, frappe means “A liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of frappe is frappes or frappés.
How many letters and syllables are in frappe?
| Letters | 6: F-R-A-P-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 frappe?
Frappe appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 frappe?
- /fɹæp/
Frappe has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-frappe.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-frappé.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with frappe
Sounds like: frap (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with frappe?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as frappe from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
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 frappe
- frappes plural
- frappé
- frappés plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frappe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice.
- 2
A thick milkshake containing ice cream.
- 3
An iced, sweetened, beaten coffee drink, associated with Greek cuisine.
noun
- 1
A frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer.
- 2
Alternative form of frappe (“a liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice”).
- 3
A movement where the foot is struck against the floor over the ankle in ballet or other forms of dance.
adjective
- 1
Iced; cooled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does frappe come from?
Borrowed from French frappé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).