tulip
/ˈtulɪp/noun
tulip is spelled T-U-L-I-P: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Tulip, the name). As a noun, tulip means “A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tulip is tulips.
How many letters and syllables are in tulip?
| Letters | 5: T-U-L-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tulip?
Tulip appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Tulip, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tulip?
- US /ˈtulɪp/
- /ˈtjuːlɪp/
- /ˈtʃuːlɪp/
Tulip has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tulip.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tulip
- tulips plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tulip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
- 2
The flower of this plant.
noun
- 1
Acronym for the Five Points of Calvinist doctrine: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tulip in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant:
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 tulip come from?
From Middle French tulipe, from earlier tulipan, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent, dülbent, “cheesecloth”), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband, “turban”). Doublet of turban.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).