# Phipps

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɪps/ · frequency rank #31,291

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. An unincorporated community in Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, named after a railroad official.

## Etymology
From Middle English Phipp, a diminutive of Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **pips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phipps-vs-pips)
- **pipes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phipps-vs-pipes)
- **pimps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phipps-vs-pimps)
- **Phelps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phelps-vs-phipps)
- **Philips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philips-vs-phipps)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hpipps`, `phhipps`, `phippss`, `phips`, `phipsp`, `phpips`, `pihpps`, `pphipps`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phipps