peephole
peep·hole/ˈpiːphoʊl/noun
peephole is spelled P-E-E-P-H-O-L-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (peep·hole). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peephole means “A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peephole is peepholes.
How many letters and syllables are in peephole?
| Letters | 8: P-E-E-P-H-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: peep·hole |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 peephole?
Peephole appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 peephole?
- UK /ˈpiːphəʊl/
- US /ˈpiːphoʊl/
- US [ˈpʰiːphoʊɫ]
Peephole has 2 syllables, split peep·hole in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-peephole.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peephole
- peepholes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peephole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peephole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hole:
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 peephole come from?
From peep + hole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).