ripped
/ɹɪpt/adjective, verb
ripped is spelled R-I-P-P-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ripped means “Torn, either partly or into separate pieces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ripped?
| Letters | 6: R-I-P-P-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 ripped?
Ripped appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th 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 ripped?
- /ɹɪpt/
Ripped has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-ripped.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ripped?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ripped.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dipper.
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 ripped
- more ripped comparative
- most ripped superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ripped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.
- 2
Pulled away from forcefully.
- 3
In data storage, transferred to a hard disk from another portable media form.
- 4
Copied or stolen usually from an identified source.
- 5
Having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced. Said especially of well-defined abdominal muscles or of men who have them.
Near-synonyms: jacked, shredded
- 6
slangDrunk, inebriated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of rip
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ripped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déchiré , sec |
| German | zerrissen |
| Spanish | rasgado, desgarrado , marcado, apolíneo , arrancado, extirpado |
| Portuguese | trincado, definido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.