whippy
adjective
whippy is spelled W-H-I-P-P-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, whippy means “Whiplike; thin and pliant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whippy?
| Letters | 6: W-H-I-P-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 whippy?
Whippy appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 whippy?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whippy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whippy
- whippier comparative
- whippiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whippy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Whiplike; thin and pliant.
The tree's whippy branches grazed his face.
- 2
ScotlandActive, nimble.
- 3
Being or having a texture similar to a whipped substance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whippy come from?
From whip + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).