hopper
/ˈhɑ.pɚ/noun
hopper is spelled H-O-P-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hopper means “One who or that which hops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hopper is hoppers or 'hoppers.
How many letters and syllables are in hopper?
| Letters | 6: H-O-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 hopper?
Hopper appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 hopper?
- UK /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/
- Australia /ˈhɔp.ə/
- US /ˈhɑ.pɚ/
Hopper 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: En-au-hopper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hopper?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hopper from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpəɹ/):
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 hopper
- hoppers plural
- 'hoppers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hopper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which hops.
- 2
A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
- 3
A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
- 4
A bin or device that feeds material into a machine.
- 5
Any of various insects known for hopping, especially a grasshopper or locust, the immature form of a locust, or the larva of various flies and beetles.
- 6
An artificial fishing lure.
To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface.
- 7
slangA toilet.
- 8
An escapement lever in a piano.
- 9
A Sri Lankan pancake made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hopper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a temporary storage bin:
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 hopper come from?
From Middle English hoppere, alteration of *hoppe (found in grashoppe (“grasshopper”)), from Old English *hoppa (“one who hops, hopper”), equivalent to hop + -er. Cognate with Dutch hopper (“hopper”), Swedish hoppare (“hopper, jumper”), Icelandic hoppari (“hopper”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).