Zipporah
/ˈzɪpəɹə/
"zipporah" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Zipporah” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The wife of Moses.
Corpus desk
Index EN-zipporah · Zipporah · English
Zipporah · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zipporah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈzɪpəɹə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Zipporah” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Zipporah is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈzɪpəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Zipporah in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā), a feminization of ציפור / צִפֹּר (ṣippōr, “bird”). The correct English form is Zipporah, spelled Z-I-P-P-O-R-A-H.
Definition
- 1The wife of Moses.
- 2A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zipporah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā), a feminization of ציפור / צִפֹּר (ṣippōr, “bird”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.