whopper
whopp·er/ˈwɑpɚ/noun
whopper is spelled W-H-O-P-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (whopp·er). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whopper means “Something remarkably large” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whopper is whoppers.
How many letters and syllables are in whopper?
| Letters | 7: W-H-O-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: whopp·er |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 whopper?
Whopper appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 whopper?
- UK /ˈwɒpə/
- British /ˈwɔpə/
- US /ˈwɑpɚ/
Whopper has 2 syllables, split whopp·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whopper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with whopper?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as whopper from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpəɹ/):
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 whopper
- whoppers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whopper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomething remarkably large.
- 2
informalAn outrageous or blatant lie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whopper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mordsding, Oschi, Kaventsmann, Mordsapparat , Lüge, Lügengeschichte |
| Portuguese | colosso, grandalhão , mentirona |
| Spanish | chorro, montón, chingo, mogollón, enormidad , trola |
| French | énormité |
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 whopper come from?
From whop + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).