yapp
/jæp/noun
yapp is spelled Y-A-P-P: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yapp means “In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yapp is yapps.
How many letters and syllables are in yapp?
| Letters | 4: Y-A-P-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 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 yapp?
Yapp appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 yapp?
- /jæp/
Yapp 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).
What rhymes with yapp?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as yapp.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: appy.
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 yapp
- yapps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yapp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yapp come from?
Said to be from Yapp, the surname of the 19th-century bookbinder who invented them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).