napalm
/ˈneɪ.pɑːm/noun, verb
napalm is spelled N-A-P-A-L-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, napalm means “A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of napalm is napalms.
How many letters and syllables are in napalm?
| Letters | 6: N-A-P-A-L-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 napalm?
Napalm appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 napalm?
- /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/
- /ˈneɪ.pɑlm/
Napalm 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-us-napalm.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-napalm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of napalm
- napalms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- napalming participle, present
- napalmed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does napalm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
- 2
Anything very incendiary; dynamite.
When leaked, the controversial documents proved to be political napalm.
verb
- 1
To spray or attack with napalm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Napalm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flammable substance:
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.