peeper
peep·er/ˈpipɚ/noun
peeper is spelled P-E-E-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (peep·er). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peeper means “The eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peeper is peepers.
How many letters and syllables are in peeper?
| Letters | 6: P-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: peep·er |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is peeper?
Peeper appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 peeper?
- UK /ˈpiːpə/
- US /ˈpipɚ/
Peeper has 2 syllables, split peep·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-peeper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with peeper?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as peeper from its last stressed vowel (/ipəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of peeper
- peepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialThe eye.
Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy!
- 2
Someone who peeps; a spy.
- 3
datedderogatoryslangA private detective.
So you go to see this peeper, this Marlowe. That was your mistake.
- 4
A peeping tom.
- 5
An animal, such as some frogs, having a shrill, high-pitched call.
- 6
colloquialA chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense eye (colloquial):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | farol, clisos |
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 peeper come from?
From peep + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).