hopple
/ˈhɒpəl/noun, verb
hopple is spelled H-O-P-P-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hopple means “A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hopple is hopples.
How many letters and syllables are in hopple?
| Letters | 6: H-O-P-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 hopple?
Hopple appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 hopple?
- /ˈhɒpəl/
Hopple 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)-Vealhurl-hopple.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hopple
- hopples plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hoppling participle, present
- hoppled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hopple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze.
verb
- 1
To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble.
- 2
To entangle; to hamper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hopple come from?
From hop; compare hobble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).