tripe
/tɹaɪp/
"tripe" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tripe” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,435 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,435
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tripe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɹaɪp/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #41,435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tripe” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for tripe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɹaɪp/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,435 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tripe, with forms such as "rtipe", "tirpe", and "triep". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TRP", "true", "type", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe (“entrails”), of uncertain origin; possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa. The correct English form is tripe, spelled T-R-I-P-E.
Definition
- 1The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
- 2The entrails; (by extension, humorous or derogatory) the belly.
- 3Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
- 4An edible lichen, especially rock tripe.
Etymology
From Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe (“entrails”), of uncertain origin; possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtipe,tirpe,triep,trippe,trpie,trripe,ttripe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tripe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “tripe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-R-I-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɹaɪp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “TRP” - see the side-by-side comparison. tripe vs TRP
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.