trippy
/ˈtɹɪ.pi/adjective
trippy is spelled T-R-I-P-P-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trippy means “Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trippy?
| Letters | 6: T-R-I-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 trippy?
Trippy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 trippy?
- /ˈtɹɪ.pi/
Trippy 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trippy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trippy
- trippier comparative
- trippiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trippy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalStrange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trippy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | trippig, abgedreht, abgefahren, bizarr, berauschend |
| Spanish | flipante, tripeante, tripiante, tripioso |
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 trippy come from?
From trip (“psychedelic trip”) + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).