puppetry
/ˈpʌp.ɪ.tɹi/noun
puppetry is spelled P-U-P-P-E-T-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, puppetry means “The art of making, and performing with puppets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puppetry is puppetries.
How many letters and syllables are in puppetry?
| Letters | 8: P-U-P-P-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 puppetry?
Puppetry appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 puppetry?
- /ˈpʌp.ɪ.tɹi/
Puppetry has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-puppetry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of puppetry
- puppetries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puppetry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art of making, and performing with puppets
- 2
The action of a puppet, or a stilted or puppet-like dramatic performance
- 3
obsoletefinery; affectation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Puppetry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense art of making and performing with puppets:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Puppenspiel |
| Portuguese | titeragem |
| Spanish | arte del titiritero |
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 puppetry come from?
From puppet + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).