kippen
noun
kippen is spelled K-I-P-P-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kippen means “A piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kippen is kippens.
How many letters and syllables are in kippen?
| Letters | 6: K-I-P-P-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kippen?
Kippen appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
Forms of kippen
- kippens plural
- kippeen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kippen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kippen come from?
Borrowed from Irish cipín (“stick used for planting; matchstick”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).