strippen

/[ˈstʁɪpn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,515

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

strippen is aGermanverb. It means: einen Striptease machen, sich als Stripteasetänzerin oder -tänzer betätigen Pronounced [ˈstʁɪpn̩]. Often confused with Strophen and stritten.

Key facts for strippen
PropertyValue
Headwordstrippen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈstʁɪpn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,515
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for strippen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈstʁɪpn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,515 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einen Striptease machen, sich als Stripteasetänzerin oder -tänzer betätigen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for strippen, with forms such as "srtippen", "sstrippen", and "stirppen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Strophen", "stritten", "Stripper", 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 strippen, spelled S-T-R-I-P-P-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Striptease machen, sich als Stripteasetänzerin oder -tänzer betätigen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtippen,sstrippen,stirppen,stripen,stripepn,strippenn,strippne,strpipen,strrippen,sttrippen,tsrippen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for strippen

Misspelling Variants of "strippen"

srtippen8sstrippen9stirppen8stripen7stripepn8strippenn9strippne8strpipen8
Misspelling Variants of "strippen"

Frequency rank: #48,515 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strippen"?
"strippen" is spelled S-T-R-I-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈstʁɪpn̩].
What does "strippen" mean?
As a verb, "strippen" means: einen Striptease machen, sich als Stripteasetänzerin oder -tänzer betätigen
What words are commonly confused with "strippen"?
"strippen" is commonly confused with "Strophen", "stritten", "Stripper". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "strippen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strippen" is [ˈstʁɪpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strippen" come from?
"strippen" 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.