lippen
verb
lippen is spelled L-I-P-P-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, lippen means “To entrust; trust to (someone/something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lippen?
| Letters | 6: L-I-P-P-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lippen?
Lippen appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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).
What rhymes with lippen?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lippen.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nipple.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lippen
- lippens present, singular, he/she/it
- lippening participle, present
- lippened participle, past
- licken
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lippen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandUKTo entrust; trust to (someone/something).
- 2
ScotlandUKTo trust; to expect; to depend or rely (on).
Do not lippen to him! / I was lippening on you.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lippen come from?
From Middle English lipnen (“to trust”), of obscure origin. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English litnen (“to trust”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hlíta, compare Swedish lita (“to trust, depend, rely on”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).