ripcord
noun
ripcord is spelled R-I-P-C-O-R-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ripcord means “A cord to release a parachute from its sack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ripcord is ripcords.
How many letters and syllables are in ripcord?
| Letters | 7: R-I-P-C-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 ripcord?
Ripcord appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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).
How do you pronounce ripcord?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ripcord.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ripcord
- ripcords plural
- rip cord
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ripcord mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cord to release a parachute from its sack.
pull the ripcord
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ripcord come from?
From rip + cord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).