Rippe
German, noun/ˈʁɪ.pə/
Rippe is spelled R-I-P-P-E (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 31,999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rippe is a German feminine noun meaning “rib” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gebogener, länglicher Knochen im Oberkörper von Mensch oder Tier, der mit der Wirbelsäule verbunden ist”.
What does Rippe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerib
- 2
femininea piece of a row of chocolate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gebogener, länglicher Knochen im Oberkörper von Mensch oder Tier, der mit der Wirbelsäule verbunden ist
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 Rippe
- Rippen plural
- Rippchen diminutive neuter
- Ripperl diminutive neuter
- Ripplein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rippe?
- /ˈʁɪ.pə/
- [ˈʁɪpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rippe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rippe in German?
Rippe appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).