poplar
/ˈpɑ.plɚ/noun
poplar is spelled P-O-P-L-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poplar means “Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poplar is poplars.
How many letters and syllables are in poplar?
| Letters | 6: P-O-P-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 poplar?
Poplar appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 poplar?
- UK /ˈpɒp.lə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈpɑ.plɚ/
Poplar 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-poplar.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poplar
- poplars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poplar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
- 2
Wood from the poplar tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poplar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus:
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 poplar come from?
From Middle English popler, from Anglo-Norman popler and Old French poplier (compare French peuplier), from Latin pōpulus, with a suffix later added.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).