noun, verb
whatsapp is a noun meaning “Alternative letter-case form of WhatsApp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled W-H-A-T-S-A-P-P and has 2 syllables, and it appears 3.6 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of whatsapp is whatsapps.
What does whatsapp mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of WhatsApp.
noun
- 1
A message sent via WhatsApp.
- 2
An account or number on WhatsApp.
Can I get your WhatsApp?
verb
- 1
To contact (someone) via WhatsApp.
- 2
To send (something) via WhatsApp to (someone).
verb
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of WhatsApp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce whatsapp?
Whatsapp 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).
Forms of whatsapp
- whatsapps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- whatsapping participle, present
- whatsapped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is whatsapp?
Whatsapp appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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).
Whatsapp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | WhatsApp-Nachricht , whatsappen |
| Portuguese | |
| Spanish | guasap, guásap, was, wasap, wásap, whatsapp |
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 whatsapp come from?
Blend of what's up + app, coined as a trademark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).