kipá

[kiˈpa]

/[kiˈpa]/ noun

The verdict

“kipá” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casquete semiesférico usado contemporáneamente por los judíos piadosos para cubrirse la cabeza, en especial en la sinagoga o durante las oraciones

Corpus desk

Index ES-kipa · kipá · Spanish

kipá · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for kipá
PropertyValue
Headwordkipá
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kiˈpa]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kipá” sits in Spanish frequency

kipáranks outside the top 100,000 Spanish headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kipá is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kiˈpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Casquete semiesférico usado contemporáneamente por los judíos piadosos para cubrirse la cabeza, en especial en la sinagoga o durante las oraciones".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kipá, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is kipá, spelled K-I-P-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    Casquete semiesférico usado contemporáneamente por los judíos piadosos para cubrirse la cabeza, en especial en la sinagoga o durante las oraciones

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kipá"?
"kipá" is spelled K-I-P-Á. The IPA pronunciation is [kiˈpa].
What does "kipá" mean?
As a noun, "kipá" means: Casquete semiesférico usado contemporáneamente por los judíos piadosos para cubrirse la cabeza, en especial en la sinagoga o durante las oraciones
How do you pronounce "kipá"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kipá" is [kiˈpa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kipá" come from?
"kipá" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list