popple
/ˈpɒpl̩/noun, verb
popple is spelled P-O-P-P-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, popple means “poplar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of popple is popples.
How many letters and syllables are in popple?
| Letters | 6: P-O-P-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 popple?
Popple appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 popple?
- /ˈpɒpl̩/
Popple 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).
Forms of popple
- popples plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pople
- poppling participle, present
- poppled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does popple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
poplar
- 2
Choppy water; the motion or sound of agitated water (as from boiling or wind).
verb
- 1
Of water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing manner.
- 2
To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, like a cork on rough water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does popple come from?
From Middle English popul, popil, from Old English popul, from Latin populus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).