chiper

\ʃi.pe\

/\ʃi.pe\/ verb

The verdict

“chiper” is an uncommon French word, ranked #66,584 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#66,584
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dérober un objet de peu de valeur. Prendre ce qui est à autrui.

Key facts for chiper
PropertyValue
Headwordchiper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃi.pe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chiper” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chiper lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chiper is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃi.pe\. Corpus data places it at rank #66,584 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

chiper has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chiper, spelled C-H-I-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dérober un objet de peu de valeur. Prendre ce qui est à autrui.
  2. 2
    Faire tomber amoureux ; énamourer.
  3. 3
    Donner le chipage aux peaux.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chiper"?
"chiper" is spelled C-H-I-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃi.pe\.
What does "chiper" mean?
As a verb, "chiper" means: Dérober un objet de peu de valeur. Prendre ce qui est à autrui.
How do you pronounce "chiper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiper" is \ʃi.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chiper" come from?
"chiper" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “chiper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-I-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃi.pe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list