ripoff

noun

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"ripoff" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ripoff” is uncommon English (frequency #57,680 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,680
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of rip-off.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ripoff · ripoff · English

ripoff · rank #57,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,680
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rightist

Nearest frequency peer: rightist (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “ripoff”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “ripoff” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ripoff
PropertyValue
Headwordripoff
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ripoff” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).ripofffalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “rightist” (#57,678), “risqué” (#57,683), “Ridgefield” (#57,676). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “ripoff” is #57,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ripoff is uncommon English at frequency #57,680 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of rip-off.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ripoff in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from rip off. The correct English form is ripoff, spelled R-I-P-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of rip-off.

Etymology

Deverbal from rip off.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ripoff"?
"ripoff" is spelled R-I-P-O-F-F.
What does "ripoff" mean?
As a noun, "ripoff" means: Alternative spelling of rip-off.
What is the origin of the word "ripoff"?
Deverbal from rip off. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ripoff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

risqué#57,683Ruthie#57,691Scania#57,698rafale#57,658

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list