grasshopper
grass·hop·per/ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/noun, verb
grasshopper is spelled G-R-A-S-S-H-O-P-P-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables (grass·hop·per). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grasshopper means “A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grasshopper is grasshoppers.
How many letters and syllables are in grasshopper?
| Letters | 11: G-R-A-S-S-H-O-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: grass·hop·per |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 grasshopper?
Grasshopper appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 grasshopper?
- UK /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/
- UK /ɡɹæsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/
Grasshopper has 3 syllables, split grass·hop·per in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-grasshopper.ogg, En-us-grasshopper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grasshopper
- grasshoppers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- grasshoppering participle, present
- grasshoppered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grasshopper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
- 2
In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.
- 3
In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.
- 4
A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
- 5
A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
Although we don't know exactly why Li is chosen to dance, we witness a man assuring officials that the child isn't from bourgeois stock. Phew. There are no known landowners in the family, so the grasshopper passes some cultural purity test,
- 6
slangA frequent user of marijuana.
- 7
In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
- 8
A fairy chess piece which moves orthogonally or diagonally, but must hop over a piece to move or capture, landing one square beyond the hopped piece.
verb
- 1
Of a crop, to be ruined or destroyed by grasshoppers.
- 2
To move a riverboat over an obstruction, such as a sandbar.
- 3
rareOf an animal, to hunt and eat grasshoppers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grasshopper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | criquet , petit scarabée |
| German | Grashüpfer |
| Portuguese | gafanhoto |
| Spanish | saltamontes, langosta, chapulín |
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 grasshopper come from?
From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).