harper
/ˈhɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/noun
harper is spelled H-A-R-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, harper means “A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of harper is harpers.
How many letters and syllables are in harper?
| Letters | 6: H-A-R-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,674th 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 harper?
Harper appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th 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 harper?
- /ˈhɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/
Harper 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)-Flame,_not_lame-harper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of harper
- harpers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals.
- 2
obsoleteAn old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does harper come from?
From Middle English harpere, from Old English hearpere (“harpist, harper”), equivalent to harp + -er. Cognate with Middle Low German harpære (“harper”), German Harfer and Harfner (“harper”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).