tipple
/ˈtɪpəl/noun, verb
tipple is spelled T-I-P-P-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tipple means “An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tipple is tipples.
How many letters and syllables are in tipple?
| Letters | 6: T-I-P-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tipple?
Tipple appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 tipple?
- US /ˈtɪpəl/
Tipple has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: En-au-tipple.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tipple?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tipple from its last stressed vowel (/ɪpəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tipple
- tipples plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tippling participle, present
- tippled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tipple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- 2
An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
Alternative form: tippler
- 3
slangAny alcoholic drink.
verb
- 1
To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.
- 2
To drink too much alcohol.
- 3
To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
- 4
To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
- 5
To fall over; to topple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tipple in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carreau , benne basculante , verre, coup, chopine, canon |
| German | Kipphalde, Kippstelle, Abladestelle , Kippvorrichtung , ausschenken , picheln |
| Spanish | era , volquete , copa, trago, botella, chiquito |
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 tipple come from?
Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).