usurper
/juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/noun
usurper is spelled U-S-U-R-P-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, usurper means “One who usurps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of usurper is usurpers.
How many letters and syllables are in usurper?
| Letters | 7: U-S-U-R-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 usurper?
Usurper appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 usurper?
- US /juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/
- UK /juˈzɜː.pə/
Usurper has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-usurper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with usurper?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as usurper (/ɜɹpəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pursuer.
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 usurper
- usurpers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does usurper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who usurps.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Usurper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who usurps:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | usurpateur, usurpatrice |
| German | Usurpator, Usurpatorin |
| Portuguese | usurpador |
| Spanish | usurpador |
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 usurper come from?
From Middle English usurper, usurpour, usurpur, from Middle French usurpeur; equivalent to usurp + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).