tulpa
/ˈtʌlpə/noun
tulpa is spelled T-U-L-P-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tulpa means “A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tulpa is tulpas or tulpae.
How many letters and syllables are in tulpa?
| Letters | 5: T-U-L-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 tulpa?
Tulpa appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 tulpa?
- /ˈtʌlpə/
- /ˈtuːlpə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tulpa
- tulpas plural
- tulpae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tulpa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.
- 2
A type of thought-form regarded as capable of independent action, with a persistent personality and identity; a kind of modern imaginary friend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tulpa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been imaginary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | tulpa |
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 tulpa come from?
Borrowed from Tibetan སྤྲུལ་པ (sprul pa, “emanation, magical creation”), equivalent to a calque of Sanskrit निर्मित (nirmita, “build”) or निर्माण (nirmāṇa, “build”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).