rapid

Other forms of rapid

plural

rapids·

comparative

rapidder·

superlative

rapiddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rapid

What does rapid mean?

rapid means "done or occurring in a brief period of time". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rapid?

rapid has 2 syllables: rap-id. The stress falls on "rap". In IPA it is /ˈɹæpəd/.

What is another word for rapid?

Close synonyms include speedy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rapid a common word?

rapid is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.