screwtape
verb, noun
screwtape is spelled S-C-R-E-W-T-A-P-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, screwtape means “To mess things up, to corrupt, to be devilish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in screwtape?
| Letters | 9: S-C-R-E-W-T-A-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 screwtape?
Screwtape appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 screwtape?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-screwtape.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of screwtape
- screwtapes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- screwtaping participle, present
- screwtaped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does screwtape mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To mess things up, to corrupt, to be devilish.
noun
- 1
One of a set of slow-tempo, lo-fi psychedelic mixtapes created by DJ Screw around 1992
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does screwtape come from?
In reference to the C. S. Lewis book The Screwtape Letters (1942), about an inexperienced demon sent to tempt a man to sin, from screw + tape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).