pep
/pɛp/verb, noun
pep is spelled P-E-P: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, pep means “To inject with energy and enthusiasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pep?
| Letters | 3: P-E-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 pep?
Pep appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 pep?
- /pɛp/
Pep has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pep.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pep
- peps present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- pepping participle, present
- pepped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pep mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
informalTo inject with energy and enthusiasm.
noun
- 1
informalEnergy, high spirits.
noun
- 1
Initialism of post-exposure prophylaxis.
- 2
UKInitialism of personal equity plan (a former financial instrument).
- 3
UKInitialism of politically exposed person.
- 4
Initialism of phosphoenolpyruvate.
- 5
Initialism of Python enhancement proposal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pep in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | énergiser, ravigoter, revigorer , pep, peps, tonus |
| German | aufpeppen , Enthusiasmus, Elan, Faszination, Begeisterung, Pep |
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 pep come from?
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).