leafhopper
/ˈlifˌhɑ.pəɹ/noun
leafhopper is spelled L-E-A-F-H-O-P-P-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leafhopper means “Any insect of the family Cicadellidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leafhopper is leafhoppers.
How many letters and syllables are in leafhopper?
| Letters | 10: L-E-A-F-H-O-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 leafhopper?
Leafhopper appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 leafhopper?
- US /ˈlifˌhɑ.pəɹ/
Leafhopper 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-BFDICream-leafhopper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leafhopper
- leafhoppers plural
- leaf hopper
- leaf-hopper
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leafhopper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any insect of the family Cicadellidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leafhopper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense insect of Cicadellidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cicadelle |
| German | Zwergzikade, Kleinzikade |
| Portuguese | cigarrinha |
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 leafhopper come from?
From leaf + hopper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).