dippen
[ˈdɪpn̩]
The verdict
“dippen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruß an ein vorbeifahrendes Schiff durch kurzes Niederholen und Wiederaufziehen der Flagge
Corpus desk
Index DE-dippen · dippen · German
dippen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dippen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdɪpn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dippen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dippen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɪpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dippen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dippen, spelled D-I-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gruß an ein vorbeifahrendes Schiff durch kurzes Niederholen und Wiederaufziehen der Flagge
- 2Lebensmittel in eine Sauce (Dip) oder Flüssigkeit eintauchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dippen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als Gesa nun den Jungen wiederhatte und sah, daß sie ihrem Mann Unrecht getan hatte, kam die Reue über sie, und sie winkte vom Bodenfenster mit der großen Dweel, der leinenen Tischdecke, bis er es sah und seine deutsche Flagge dreimal grüßend dippte, denn sein Unmut war längst verweht, seitdem er wieder als Fahrensmann an Bord stand und seine Segel über…
Als Vorspeise gab es heute in Spalten geschnittenes, rohes Gemüse mit verschiedenen Saucen zum Dippen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.