stipe

Name: stipe, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/staɪp/

//staɪp// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“stipe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,462
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stipe · stipe · English

stipe · rank #40,462 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,462
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH stiletto

Nearest frequency peer: stiletto (-1 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.

starcraft

59,541
stiletto

59,540
stipe

59,539
stooge

59,537
strep

59,535
stringing

59,534

What this shows “stipe” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stipe vs STP

0% similar

stipe vs stop

60% similar

stipe vs stir

60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stipe
Property	Value
Headword	stipe
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/staɪp/
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#40,462
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stipe”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stipelands here:

#40,462

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “stiletto” (#40,461), “starcraft” (#40,460), “stooge” (#40,464). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stipe” is #40,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around stipe (IPA /staɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,462 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for stipe, with forms such as "sitpe", "sstipe", and "stiep". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "STP", "stop", "stir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”). The correct English form is stipe, spelled S-T-I-P-E.

Definition

1
The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
2
The trunk of a tree.
3
The caudicle within the pollinarium of an orchid flower
4
The petiole of the frond of a fern or palm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stipe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Habitually, the phosphorescence is distributed in an unequal manner upon the stipe, and the same upon the gills.
The stipes or bare portion of the frond is, as a rule, about the same length as the leafy portion.

Etymology

From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”).

This word in other languages

estipe(Español)stipe(Français)Stiel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

sitpe
sstipe
stiep
stippe
stpie
sttipe
tsipe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stipe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "stipe"

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 "stipe"?

"stipe" is spelled S-T-I-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /staɪp/.

What does "stipe" mean?

As a noun, "stipe" means: The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.

What words are commonly confused with "stipe"?

"stipe" is commonly confused with "STP", "stop", "stir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "stipe"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stipe" is /staɪp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "stipe"?

From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”). 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 "stipe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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