whitetip
noun
whitetip is spelled W-H-I-T-E-T-I-P: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whitetip means “The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whitetip is whitetips.
How many letters and syllables are in whitetip?
| Letters | 8: W-H-I-T-E-T-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 whitetip?
Whitetip appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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).
Forms of whitetip
- whitetips plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whitetip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus.
- 2
The whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
- 3
Any of the hummingbirds of the Urosticte genus, characterized by the white tips on the males' rectrices.
- 4
Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Episynlestes, endemic to Australia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whitetip come from?
From white + tip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).