sherpa
/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/noun, verb
sherpa is spelled S-H-E-R-P-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sherpa means “A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sherpa is sherpas.
How many letters and syllables are in sherpa?
| Letters | 6: S-H-E-R-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sherpa?
Sherpa appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 sherpa?
- /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)pə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-sherpa.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sherpa?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sherpa (/ɜɹpə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: phrase, shaper, phaser, seraph.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sherpa
- sherpas plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sherpaing participle, present
- sherpaed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sherpa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
- 2
An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting.
- 3
A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.
noun
- 1
A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.
- 2
A high-ranking government official who works tirelessly in the background to conclude the text of an official communiqué, typically from a G7 or G20 summit.
verb
- 1
rareTo serve as a guide or porter for another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sherpa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 sherpa come from?
From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).