yawp
/jɔp/verb, noun
yawp is spelled Y-A-W-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, yawp means “To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yawp?
| Letters | 4: Y-A-W-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 yawp?
Yawp appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 yawp?
- UK /jɔːp/
- US /jɔp/
- /jɑp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-yawp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with yawp?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as yawp from its last stressed vowel (/ɔp/):
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 yawp
- yawps present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- yawping participle, present
- yawped participle, past
- yaup
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yawp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.
- 2
To talk loudly and coarsely.
- 3
To clamor, to utter loud complaints.
noun
- 1
A yelp or bark.
- 2
Loud or coarse talk.
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. - Walt Whitman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yawp come from?
From Middle English yolpen, of imitative origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).