Hippe
German, noun
Hippe is spelled H-I-P-P-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hippe is a German feminine noun meaning “billhook (agricultural implement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, hippe is a different word: “strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Messer mit sichelförmig geschwungener Klinge, das zum Beispiel zum Abschneiden von Ästen benutzt wird…”.
What does Hippe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebillhook (agricultural implement)
- 2
femininea kind of pastry shaped between a billhook and a horn
noun
- 1
femininegoat
- 2
derogatoryfemininecantankerous woman
adjective
- 1
femininestrong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
strong nominative/accusative plural
- 3
weak nominative all-gender singular
- 4
feminineneuterweak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Messer mit sichelförmig geschwungener Klinge, das zum Beispiel zum Abschneiden von Ästen benutzt wird, teilweise als Klappmesser ausgeführt 2. Sense des Todes 3. Gebäck aus einer weichen makronenähnlichen Masse, die sehr dünn ausgestrichen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hippe
- Hippen plural
- Heppe alternative
- Happe alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Hippe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hippe in German?
Hippe appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).