gawp
/ɡɔp/verb, noun
gawp is spelled G-A-W-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gawp means “To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gawp?
| Letters | 4: G-A-W-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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; 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 gawp?
Gawp appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 gawp?
- UK /ɡɔːp/
- US /ɡɔp/
- /ɡɑp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gawp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gawp?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gawp from its last stressed vowel (/ɔp/):
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 gawp
- gawps present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- gawping participle, present
- gawped participle, past
- gaup
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gawp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
noun
- 1
UKA stupefied or amazed stare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gawp come from?
Variation of gape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).