scuppernong
scup·per·nong/ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɔŋ/noun
scuppernong is spelled S-C-U-P-P-E-R-N-O-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables (scup·per·nong). It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scuppernong means “A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scuppernong is scuppernongs.
How many letters and syllables are in scuppernong?
| Letters | 11: S-C-U-P-P-E-R-N-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: scup·per·nong |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 scuppernong?
Scuppernong appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 scuppernong?
- UK /ˈskʌpənɒŋ/
- US /ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɔŋ/
- US /ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɑŋ/
Scuppernong has 3 syllables, split scup·per·nong in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scuppernong.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scuppernong
- scuppernongs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scuppernong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).
- 2
A sweet, golden or amber-colored US wine made from this variety of grape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scuppernong come from?
Named after the Scuppernong River and Lake in North Carolina near which the grapes were first found and cultivated. Probably from an Algonquian word. Both senses, "grape" and "wine", are first found in documents from the 1800s-1820s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).