muppet
/ˈmʌpɪt/noun
muppet is spelled M-U-P-P-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muppet means “Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muppet is muppets.
How many letters and syllables are in muppet?
| Letters | 6: M-U-P-P-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 muppet?
Muppet appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 muppet?
- UK /ˈmʌpɪt/
- UK /ˈmʌpɛt/
- Australia /ˈmɐpət/
Muppet has 2 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: En-au-muppet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of muppet
- muppets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muppet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”).
- 2
CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangAn incompetent or foolish person.
Sally is such a muppet, the way she always misses the train.
noun
- 1
A term of endearment, used with a young girl
- 2
A type of puppet created by Jim Henson or his studio, typically operated with one hand of the puppeteer inside the head and a rod or glove to move one arm of the puppet.
- 3
One of a group of established puppet characters acting as a sort of repertory company on The Muppet Show, and/or appearing on Sesame Street.
- 4
AustraliaCanadaIrelandUKUSderogatoryslangAlternative form of muppet (fool).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Muppet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incompetent or foolish person:
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.