# scrip

> English word · Noun · IPA /skɹɪp/ · frequency rank #47,321

## Definitions
1. A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
2. Small change.

## Etymology
From Middle English scrippe, an aphetism of Old French escrepe (“purse, alms-bag”), a variant of escharpe, from Old Norse skreppa. Cognate with Danish skreppe (“scrip”), Norwegian skreppa (“bag”). Doublet of scarf.

## Easily confused with
- **sip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-sip)
- **ship** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-ship)
- **slip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-slip)
- **skip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-skip)
- **Shri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-shri)
- **Siri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-siri)
- **snip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-snip)
- **Seri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-seri)
- **SCSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-scsi)
- **Syria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-syria)
- **strip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-strip)
- **strap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-strap)
- **syrup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-syrup)
- **scrub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-scrub)
- **serie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-serie)
- **scrum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-scrum)
- **strep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-strep)
- **serif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-serif)
- **script** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-script)
- **strips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrip-vs-strips)

## Common misspellings (8)
`csrip`, `sccrip`, `scirp`, `scripp`, `scrpi`, `scrrip`, `srcip`, `sscrip`

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