IPP

\i.pe.pe\

/\i.pe.pe\/ noun

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The verdict

“IPP” is uncommon French (frequency #79,429 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,429
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Incapacité permanente partielle à travailler.

Key facts for IPP
PropertyValue
HeadwordIPP
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.pe.pe\
Letters3
Frequency rank#79,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “IPP” 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). IPP lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

IPP is uncommon French at frequency #79,429 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.pe.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incapacité permanente partielle à travailler.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for IPP, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is IPP, spelled I-P-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Incapacité permanente partielle à travailler.

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 "IPP"?
"IPP" is spelled I-P-P. The IPA pronunciation is \i.pe.pe\.
What does "IPP" mean?
As a noun, "IPP" means: Incapacité permanente partielle à travailler.
How do you pronounce "IPP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "IPP" is \i.pe.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "IPP" come from?
"IPP" 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 “IPP”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-P-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \i.pe.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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list