whip

[wɪp]

/[wɪp]/ verb

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The verdict

“whip” is uncommon German (frequency #66,871 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,871
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlagen, auspeitschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-whip · whip · German

whip · rank #66,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,871
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Westwind

Nearest frequency peer: Westwind (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „whip“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „whip“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for whip
PropertyValue
Headwordwhip
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[wɪp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „whip“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).whipfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Westwind“ (#66,870), „widersprachen“ (#66,872), „widerstandslos“ (#66,873). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „whip“ bei #66,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

whip is uncommon German at frequency #66,871 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [wɪp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for whip in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is whip, spelled W-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlagen, auspeitschen
  2. 2
    (einen Kreisel) treiben
  3. 3
    dreschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how whip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The horse was whipped pretty badly.

Synonyms

beatstrikelash

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "whip"?
"whip" is spelled W-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is [wɪp].
What does "whip" mean?
As a verb, "whip" means: schlagen, auspeitschen
How do you pronounce "whip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "whip" is [wɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "whip" come from?
"whip" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "whip", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

WASG#66,861vine#66,842zünd#66,923bams#67,011

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list