strumpet
/ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/noun
strumpet is spelled S-T-R-U-M-P-E-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, strumpet means “A female prostitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of strumpet is strumpets.
How many letters and syllables are in strumpet?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-U-M-P-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 strumpet?
Strumpet appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 strumpet?
- /ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-strumpet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of strumpet
- strumpets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- strumpeting participle, present
- strumpeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does strumpet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female prostitute.
- 2
A woman who is promiscuous.
- 3
A female adulterer.
- 4
A mistress.
- 5
derogatoryA trollop; a whore.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo debauch.
- 2
obsoleteTo dishonour with the reputation of being a strumpet; to belie; to slander.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Strumpet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A prostitute:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pute, putain, roulure |
| German | Hure, Dirne |
| Portuguese | puta, meretriz |
| Spanish | puta, golfa, ramera |
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 strumpet come from?
From Middle English strumpet, strompet, strumpett. Further origin uncertain; possibly from Middle Dutch strompen (“to stalk”) or strompe (“stocking”); or Late Latin stuprum (“violation”) or stuprare (“to violate”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).