poppet
pop·pet/ˈpɒ.pɪt/noun
poppet is spelled P-O-P-P-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pop·pet). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poppet means “An endearingly sweet or beautiful child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poppet is poppets.
How many letters and syllables are in poppet?
| Letters | 6: P-O-P-P-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pop·pet |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 poppet?
Poppet appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 poppet?
- /ˈpɒ.pɪt/
Poppet has 2 syllables, split pop·pet in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-poppet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poppet
- poppets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poppet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
- 2
informalA young woman or girl.
Come 'ere, poppet!
- 3
The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
- 4
A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
- 5
One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
- 6
An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poppet come from?
A variant of puppet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).