peepul
/ˈpiː.pl̩/noun
peepul is spelled P-E-E-P-U-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peepul means “The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peepul is peepuls.
How many letters and syllables are in peepul?
| Letters | 6: P-E-E-P-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 peepul?
Peepul appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 peepul?
- UK /ˈpiː.pl̩/
- /ˈpipɐl/
Peepul has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of peepul
- peepuls plural
- peepal
- pipul
- pipal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peepul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peepul come from?
Borrowed from Hindi पीपल / Urdu پیپل (pīpal), from Sanskrit पिप्पल (pippala). Doublet of falafel and pepper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).