tippex
verb, noun
tippex is spelled T-I-P-P-E-X: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, tippex means “Alternative letter-case form of Tippex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tippex?
| Letters | 6: T-I-P-P-E-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 tippex?
Tippex appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
Forms of tippex
- tippexes present, singular, he/she/it
- tippexing participle, present
- tippexed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tippex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Tippex.
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKA particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general.
- 2
CommonwealthIrelandUKA particular brand of correction tape, or correction tape in general.
verb
- 1
To delete using correction fluid.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Tippex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tippex in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense brand of correction fluid:
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 tippex come from?
Tipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen (“to type”), and the second from Latin ex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).