dipped
/dɪpt/adjective, verb
dipped is spelled D-I-P-P-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dipped means “That has been briefly immersed in a liquid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dipped?
| Letters | 6: D-I-P-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dipped?
Dipped appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dipped?
- UK /dɪpt/
Dipped has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dipped
- more dipped comparative
- most dipped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dipped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.
- 2
Of headlights: lowered.
- 3
archaiccolloquialCaught up in debt; mortgaged.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of dip
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dipped come from?
From dip + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).