kippah
/ˈkɪpə/
"kippah" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kippah” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kippah · kippah · English
kippah · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kippah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɪpə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kippah” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kippah is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɪpə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.".
kippah doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew כִּיפָּה (kipá). The correct English form is kippah, spelled K-I-P-P-A-H.
Definition
- 1The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kippah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In response, Germany’s most popular daily newspaper asked readers to wear the cut-out kippah as a mark of solidarity with the Jewish community, and even posted a video on its website showing how to make it.
Some Jewish Americans told CNN they are now hiding their kippahs, refusing to wear their Star of David necklaces and changing long-held traditions for religious holidays.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כִּיפָּה (kipá).
This word in other languages
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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