vape
/veɪp/noun, verb
vape is spelled V-A-P-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vape means “Synonym of vaporizer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vape is vapes.
How many letters and syllables are in vape?
| Letters | 4: V-A-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is vape?
Vape appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 vape?
- UK /veɪp/
Vape has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vape.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vape?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vape from its last stressed vowel (/eɪp/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pave.
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 vape
- vapes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- vaping participle, present
- vaped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vape mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of vaporizer.
- 2
An electronic cigarette.
I won't buy a vape anytime soon because one may cost up to $20.
- 3
informalThe smoking of a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
verb
- 1
informalTo inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
"E-smoking" is a bit of a handful, "Misting" sounds far too fey, "Vaporizing" or "Vaping" has drug connotations. There must be a better word for my new hobby! Suggestions?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vape in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vapoter |
| German | dampfen, vapen |
| Portuguese | vapear, vaporar, vaporizar, fumar pen-drive |
| Spanish | vapear, vaporear |
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.