skep
/ˈskɛp/noun, verb
skep is spelled S-K-E-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skep means “A basket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skep is skeps.
How many letters and syllables are in skep?
| Letters | 4: S-K-E-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 skep?
Skep appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 skep?
- /ˈskɛp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-skep.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skep
- skeps plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- skepping participle, present
- skepped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skep mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A basket.
- 2
A beehive made of straw or wicker.
verb
- 1
To transfer (bees) into a skep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skep come from?
Late Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa (“basket”). Cognate with Danish skæppe (“an old Danish unit of measure equalling 17.4 l”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).