teapot
tea·pot/ˈti.pɔt/noun
teapot is spelled T-E-A-P-O-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (tea·pot). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teapot means “A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teapot is teapots.
How many letters and syllables are in teapot?
| Letters | 6: T-E-A-P-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tea·pot |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 teapot?
Teapot appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 teapot?
- UK /ˈtiː.pɒt/
- UK /ˈtiː.pɔːt/
- US /ˈti.pɔt/
Teapot has 2 syllables, split tea·pot in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-teapot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with teapot
Sounds like: TPOT (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: tea-pot (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of teapot
- teapots plural
- tea-pot
- tea pot
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teapot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teapot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense vessel for tea:
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 teapot come from?
Endocentric compound of tea + pot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).