puppet
pup·pet/ˈpʌpɪt/noun, verb
puppet is spelled P-U-P-P-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pup·pet). It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, puppet means “Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puppet is puppets.
How many letters and syllables are in puppet?
| Letters | 6: P-U-P-P-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pup·pet |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th 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 puppet?
Puppet appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 puppet?
- US /ˈpʌpɪt/
- /ˈpɐpət/
- /ˈpʊpɪt/
Puppet has 2 syllables, split pup·pet in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-puppet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of puppet
- puppets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- puppeting participle, present
- puppeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puppet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
- 2
A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
- 3
obsoleteA poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
- 4
The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
verb
- 1
To control or manipulate like a puppet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Puppet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marionnette |
| German | Handpuppe, Marionette |
| Portuguese | fantoche , marionete |
| Spanish | títere, marioneta, fantoche |
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 puppet come from?
From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).