jupiter
/ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/noun
jupiter is spelled J-U-P-I-T-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jupiter means “A class of planets that are similar in mass to Jupiter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jupiter is jupiters.
How many letters and syllables are in jupiter?
| Letters | 7: J-U-P-I-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 jupiter?
Jupiter appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 jupiter?
- US /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/
- US [ˈd͡ʒupɪɾɚ]
Jupiter has 3 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-us-Jupiter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jupiter
- jupiters plural
- jupiter-class planet
- jupiter class planet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jupiter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A class of planets that are similar in mass to Jupiter.
noun
- 1
rareAzure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
- 2
Alternative spelling of jupiter.
- 3
obsoleteTin.
interjection
- 1
Synonym of by Jupiter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jupiter come from?
Decapitalization, from planet Jupiter. From being a planet like Jupiter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).