Kipper
German, noun/ˈkɪpɐ/
Kipper is spelled K-I-P-P-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kipper is a German masculine noun meaning “dumper, tipper lorry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nutzfahrzeug zum Transport von schüttbarem Material, dessen Ladefläche man kippen kann”.
What does Kipper mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedumper, tipper lorry
- 2
masculinecoin forger/counterfeiter (someone who put coins with too low a precious metal content into circulation)
noun
- 1
masculinekipper
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nutzfahrzeug zum Transport von schüttbarem Material, dessen Ladefläche man kippen kann 2. geräucherter Hering
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 Kipper
- Kippers genitive
- Kippern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kipper?
- /ˈkɪpɐ/
- [ˈkɪpɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kipper in German?
Kipper appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).