lapper
noun, verb
lapper is spelled L-A-P-P-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lapper means “One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lapper is lappers.
How many letters and syllables are in lapper?
| Letters | 6: L-A-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 lapper?
Lapper appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 lapper?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lapper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lapper?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lapper.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rappel.
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 lapper
- lappers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lappering participle, present
- lappered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lapper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
- 2
Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
- 3
A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
June 2006, RoadRacingWorld.com - Stanton Tops Formula Pacific Podium In Fourth Round Of AFM Racing At Thunderhill After he tangled with the lapper I thought, ‘Man, that sucks’,” Dorsey explained. “Then I realized I was in the lead! I was go
- 4
One who wraps or folds.
- 5
A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.
- 6
A headsail that overlaps the mast.
verb
- 1
To make a gentle splashing sound, as the sound of flowing water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lapper come from?
From lap + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).