sipe
/saɪp/noun, verb
sipe is spelled S-I-P-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sipe means “Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sipe is sipes.
How many letters and syllables are in sipe?
| Letters | 4: S-I-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sipe?
Sipe appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 sipe?
- /saɪp/
Sipe 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).
Forms of sipe
- sipes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- siping participle, present
- siped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sipe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USSlit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.
- 2
UKA drain.
verb
- 1
USTo cut grooves in tires.
- 2
UKTo drain, to filter through peat or reeds; to seep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sipe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | entalladura, microsurco |
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.
Where does sipe come from?
From Old English sipian, related to seep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).