bip

verb

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"bip" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bip” is uncommon English (frequency #50,981 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,981
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To make or cause to make a short beeping or blipping sound.

Key facts for bip
PropertyValue
Headwordbip
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters3
Frequency rank#50,981
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bip” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bip lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bip is uncommon English at frequency #50,981 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

bip has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Imitative. The correct English form is bip, spelled B-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    To make or cause to make a short beeping or blipping sound.
  2. 2
    To hit lightly.
  3. 3
    To break into a car and steal its contents.
  4. 4
    To break into a car and steal its contents.

Etymology

Imitative.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bip"?
"bip" is spelled B-I-P.
What does "bip" mean?
As a verb, "bip" means: To make or cause to make a short beeping or blipping sound.
What is the origin of the word "bip"?
Imitative. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bip”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list