hip flask
"hip-flask" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hip flask” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hip-flask · hip flask · English
hip flask · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hip flask |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hip flask” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hip flask is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hip flask in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From being a flask that was originally meant to be worn on the hip. The correct English form is hip flask, spelled H-I-P- -F-L-A-S-K.
Definition
- 1A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go.
Etymology
From being a flask that was originally meant to be worn on the hip.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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