larp
/lɑɹp/noun, verb
larp is spelled L-A-R-P: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, larp means “Alternative letter-case form of LARP (“live-action roleplay”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of larp is larps.
How many letters and syllables are in larp?
| Letters | 4: L-A-R-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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; 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 larp?
Larp appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 larp?
- UK /lɑːp/
- US /lɑɹp/
- Australia /lɐːp/
Larp has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-LARP.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aadenboy-larp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with larp?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as larp from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹp/):
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 larp
- larps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- larping participle, present
- larped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does larp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of LARP (“live-action roleplay”).
noun
- 1
Acronym of live-action roleplaying.
- 2
A live action role-playing game.
- 3
derogatoryA pretension, delusion, or perverse appropriation.
- 4
derogatoryslangSynonym of LARPer (“someone who pretends”)
verb
- 1
Acronym of live-action roleplay.
- 2
derogatoryslangTo pretend to be something, to act as something, or to delude oneself into believing to be something.
- 3
derogatoryslangTo appropriate performatively, maliciously, or without real understanding.
verb
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of LARP (“live-action roleplay”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Larp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jeu de rôle grandeur nature, jeu de rôle semi-réel |
| Portuguese | larpar |
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.