Kippe

/[ˈkɪpə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,199

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Kippe is aGermannoun. It means: Müllkippe, auch Halde mit anderem Inhalt Pronounced [ˈkɪpə]. Often confused with Kopp and Köpfe.

Key facts for Kippe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKippe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪpə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,199
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kippe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kippe is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɪpə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,199 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kippe, with forms such as "ikppe", "kipe", and "kipep". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kopp", "Köpfe", "Kopie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kippe, spelled K-I-P-P-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Müllkippe, auch Halde mit anderem Inhalt
  2. 2
    Zwischenstadium einer dramatischen Wendung
  3. 3
    eine Turnübung
  4. 4
    Zigarettenstummel; eine ganze, ungerauchte Zigarette
  5. 5
    Tasche an Kleidungsstücken
  6. 6
    Hälfte, im Sinne von Teilen/Hälfte machen, etwas gemeinsam tun

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ikppe,kipe,kipep,kkippe,kpipe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kippe

Misspelling Variants of "Kippe"

ikppe5kipe4kipep5kkippe6kpipe5
Misspelling Variants of "Kippe"

Frequency rank: #16,199 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kippe"?
"Kippe" is spelled K-I-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪpə].
What does "Kippe" mean?
As a noun, "Kippe" means: Müllkippe, auch Halde mit anderem Inhalt
What words are commonly confused with "Kippe"?
"Kippe" is commonly confused with "Kopp", "Köpfe", "Kopie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kippe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kippe" is [ˈkɪpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kippe" come from?
"Kippe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.