zeppelin
Zep·pe·lin/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/noun
zeppelin is spelled Z-E-P-P-E-L-I-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (Zep·pe·lin). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zeppelin means “Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zeppelin is zeppelins.
How many letters and syllables are in zeppelin?
| Letters | 8: Z-E-P-P-E-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Zep·pe·lin |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is zeppelin?
Zeppelin appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 zeppelin?
- US /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/
- US /ˈzɛp.lɪn/
Zeppelin has 3 syllables, split Zep·pe·lin in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Zeppelin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zeppelin
- zeppelins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zeppelin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.
noun
- 1
A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.
- 2
informalA rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.
- 3
rareslangThe penis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zeppelin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a type of large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century:
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 zeppelin come from?
Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).