# rap

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹæp/ · frequency rank #5,907

## Definitions
1. A sharp blow with something hard.
2. The blame for something.
3. A casual talk.
4. Rap music.
5. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
6. An appraisal.
7. A positive appraisal; a recommendation.

## Etymology
From Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape.

## Easily confused with
- **re** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-re)
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rs)
- **rd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rd)
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rt)
- **RM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rm)
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rn)
- **RI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-ri)
- **RP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rp)
- **RC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rc)
- **RF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rf)
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rv)
- **RR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rr)
- **RL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rl)
- **RH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rh)
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-rw)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-run)
- **red** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-red)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-ray)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-row)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-raw)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rap