groupie
group·ie/ˈɡɹuːpi/noun
groupie is spelled G-R-O-U-P-I-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (group·ie). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groupie means “A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group, who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of groupie is groupies.
How many letters and syllables are in groupie?
| Letters | 7: G-R-O-U-P-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: group·ie |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
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 groupie?
Groupie appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 groupie?
- /ˈɡɹuːpi/
Groupie has 2 syllables, split group·ie in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-groupie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with groupie
Sounds like: groupy (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with groupie?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as groupie.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pirogue.
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 groupie
- groupies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groupie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group, who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity; usually with a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.
- 2
informalAny dedicated fan of something.
- 3
slangA group captain.
- 4
A group photo including the photographer; a group self-portrait.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Groupie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of fan:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | groupie |
| Portuguese | maria-palheta |
| Spanish | groupie, grupi |
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 groupie come from?
From group + -ie (“person associated”). In the fan sense, from 1967.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).