Schippe
German, noun/ˈʃɪpə/
Schippe is spelled S-C-H-I-P-P-E (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 35,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schippe is a German feminine noun meaning “shovel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schaufel (Spaten), mit der man etwas aufnehmen, bewegen kann”.
What does Schippe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshovel
Sie hat den Graben ganz allein mit der Schippe ausgehoben.
- 2
feminineused as a typical property of manual labourers
Es kann nicht jeder Professor sein. Irgendwer muss auch mit der Schippe arbeiten.
- 3
femininespade
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schaufel (Spaten), mit der man etwas aufnehmen, bewegen kann 2. Farbe der Spielkarten im Deutschen Blatt 3. vorgewölbte Unterlippe, die Missmut deutlich macht
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 Schippe
- Schippen plural
- Schüppe alternative
- Schippchen diminutive
- Schipplein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schippe?
- /ˈʃɪpə/
- [ˈʃɪpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schippe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schippe in German?
Schippe appears 1.2 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).