stipes
noun
stipes is spelled S-T-I-P-E-S: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stipes means “The vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stipes is stipites.
How many letters and syllables are in stipes?
| Letters | 6: S-T-I-P-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 stipes?
Stipes appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 stipes?
Stipes 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 stipes
- stipites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stipes mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion.
- 2
The basal segment of the maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.
- 3
A stipe; a stalk or stem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stipes come from?
Borrowed from Latin stīpes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).