gapper
/ˈɡæpə(ɹ)/noun
gapper is spelled G-A-P-P-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gapper means “A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gapper is gappers.
How many letters and syllables are in gapper?
| Letters | 6: G-A-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is gapper?
Gapper appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 gapper?
- /ˈɡæpə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gapper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gapper
- gappers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gapper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
Bob's gapper cleared the bags.
- 2
Someone who is on or has done a gap year, or a break from study.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gapper come from?
From gap + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).