wap
/wæp/noun, verb
wap is spelled W-A-P: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wap means “A blow, hitbeating; a whap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wap is waps or waps..
How many letters and syllables are in wap?
| Letters | 3: W-A-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 wap?
Wap appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 wap?
- /wæp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-WAP.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-wap.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with wap?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as wap.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: paw.
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 wap
- waps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- wapping participle, present
- wapped participle, past
- waps. plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA blow, hitbeating; a whap.
- 2
colloquialA breast.
- 3
A bundle.
- 4
slangA weapon, gun.
- 5
Alternative form of wop (“derogatory: an Italian”)
verb
- 1
UKTo beat; to whap.
- 2
UKarchaicTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- 3
obsoleteTo wrap or bind.
noun
- 1
Initialism of wireless access point.
- 2
Initialism of whey acidic protein.
- 3
slangvulgarInitialism of wet-ass pussy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wap come from?
The use of WAP to mean "wet-ass pussy" was popularized, if not coined, by the August 2020 Cardi B song WAP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).