Dip

[dɪp]

/[dɪp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dip” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,532) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,532
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dickflüssige, würzige Soße, in die Stücke von Gemüse, Fleisch etc. beim Essen eingetunkt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-dip · Dip · German

Dip · rank #33,532 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,532
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH diktieren

Nearest frequency peer: diktieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Dip“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Dip“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dip vs du
0% similar
Dip vs do
0% similar
Dip vs dm
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dip
PropertyValue
HeadwordDip
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪp]
Letters3
Frequency rank#33,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Dip“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dipliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „diktieren“ (#33,531), „Diskus“ (#33,533), „Diktat“ (#33,530). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dip“ bei #33,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Dip is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "do", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [dɪp]. Frequency #33,532 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "dickflüssige, würzige Soße, in die Stücke von Gemüse, Fleisch etc. beim Essen eingetunkt werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dip in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "do", "dm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dip, spelled D-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    dickflüssige, würzige Soße, in die Stücke von Gemüse, Fleisch etc. beim Essen eingetunkt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Dip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ein paar Stunden später ist der Esstisch randvoll gedeckt mit Köstlichkeiten: wilde Artischocken in Beeren-Essig. Maisbrote mit einem Dip aus geräuchertem Chili, Koriander, Knoblauch und Basilikum – ein Rezept, das sich alle notieren.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dip"?
"Dip" is spelled D-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪp].
What does "Dip" mean?
As a noun, "Dip" means: dickflüssige, würzige Soße, in die Stücke von Gemüse, Fleisch etc. beim Essen eingetunkt werden
What words are commonly confused with "Dip"?
"Dip" is commonly confused with "du", "do", "dm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dip" is [dɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dip" come from?
"Dip" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dip", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deg#33,522ECT#33,543bäh#33,503BDA#33,459

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list