grandpa
/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/noun
grandpa is spelled G-R-A-N-D-P-A: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grandpa means “grandfather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grandpa is grandpas.
How many letters and syllables are in grandpa?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-N-D-P-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 grandpa?
Grandpa appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 grandpa?
- /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/
- /ˈɡɹæm.pə/
Grandpa 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-grandpa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grandpa
- grandpas plural
- gran'pa
- grampa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grandpa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalgrandfather.
- 2
colloquialAny elderly man, regardless of if he has, or whether one knows he has, grandchildren.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grandpa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense grandfather (informal):
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 grandpa come from?
From grand- + pa, after grandfather.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).