tipple
/ˈtɪpəl/
"tipple" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tipple” is uncommon English (frequency #60,518 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,518
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tipple · tipple · English
tipple · rank #60,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,518
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH Transnistria
Nearest frequency peer: Transnistria (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tipple”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Teddington
Teddington
39,491 corpus weight
- thankfulness
thankfulness
39,489 corpus weight
- thinness
thinness
39,487 corpus weight
- tipple
tipple
39,483 corpus weight
- Transnistria
Transnistria
39,481 corpus weight
- tubercles
tubercles
39,476 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tipple” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tipple |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɪpəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #60,518 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tipple” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tipple is uncommon English at frequency #60,518 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɪpəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tipple in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le. The correct English form is tipple, spelled T-I-P-P-L-E.
Definition
- 1An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- 2An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
- 3Any alcoholic drink.
Etymology
Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.