lerp
noun, verb
lerp is spelled L-E-R-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lerp means “A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lerp is lerps.
How many letters and syllables are in lerp?
| Letters | 4: L-E-R-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 lerp?
Lerp appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
Forms of lerp
- lerps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lerping participle, present
- lerped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lerp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.
- 2
One of the lice whose larvae produce this secretion.
- 3
Abbreviation of linear interpolation.
verb
- 1
To interpolate linearly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lerp come from?
Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba lerep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).