whop
/wɑp/verb, noun
whop is spelled W-H-O-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, whop means “To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whop?
| Letters | 4: W-H-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 whop?
Whop appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 whop?
- UK /wɒp/
- UK /ʍɒp/
- US /wɑp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-whop.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with whop
Sounds like: wop (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with whop?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as whop from its last stressed vowel (/ɑp/):
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 whop
- whops present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- whopping participle, present
- whopped participle, past
- whap
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
informalTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
He angrily whopped the book onto the table.
- 2
slangTo administer corporal punishment to.
noun
- 1
A blow or strike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whop come from?
From Middle English whappen, a variant of wappen (“to strike; fling; shoot; stun”), probably of imitative origin. Compare Old Norse vappa (“to waddle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).