leapfrog
leap·frog/ˈliːpfɹɑɡ/noun, verb
leapfrog is spelled L-E-A-P-F-R-O-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (leap·frog). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leapfrog means “A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leapfrog is leapfrogs.
How many letters and syllables are in leapfrog?
| Letters | 8: L-E-A-P-F-R-O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: leap·frog |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is leapfrog?
Leapfrog appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 leapfrog?
- UK /ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/
- US /ˈliːpfɹɑɡ/
- US /-fɹɔɡ/
Leapfrog has 2 syllables, split leap·frog in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-leapfrog.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with leapfrog
Also written: leap-frog (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of leapfrog
- leapfrogs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- leap frog
- leap-frog
- leapfrogging participle, present
- leapfrogged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leapfrog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.
- 2
UKThe process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
verb
- 1
To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
- 2
To overtake.
This new product will leapfrog the competition.
- 3
To progress.
- 4
UKTo appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
- 5
To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leapfrog in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saute-mouton |
| German | Bockspringen , überspringen , überholen |
| Portuguese | carniça, eixo-badeixo |
| Spanish | correcalles, pídola , saltar , rebasar, sobrepasar |
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 leapfrog come from?
From leap + frog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).