Sippe
German, noun/ˈzɪpə/
Sippe is spelled S-I-P-P-E (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sippe is a German feminine noun meaning “clan, kin, (small, tight-knit) tribe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe von Menschen mit gemeinsamer Abstammung, die unter anderem durch Bräuche miteinander verbunden sind”.
What does Sippe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclan, kin, (small, tight-knit) tribe
- 2
colloquialderogatoryfemininefamily, relatives (especially extended or generally of large size)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von Menschen mit gemeinsamer Abstammung, die unter anderem durch Bräuche miteinander verbunden sind 2. Mitglieder der Familie oder der Verwandtschaft 3. Gruppe von Tieren oder Pflanzen mit der gleichen Abstammung
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 Sippe
- Sippen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sippe?
- /ˈzɪpə/
- [ˈzɪpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sippe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sippe in German?
Sippe appears 1.7 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).