ripou
French, noun/ʁi.pu/
ripou is spelled R-I-P-O-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 83,718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ripou is a French feminine noun meaning “corrupt police officer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personnage corrompu”.
What does ripou mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bent (corrupt)
- 2
informalpoor, shit, crap
noun
- 1
femininemasculineslangcorrupt police officer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personnage corrompu. 2. Policier corrompu.
adjective: 1. Pourri ; véreux ; corrompu.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ripou
- ripoue feminine
- ripous masculine plural
- ripoues feminine plural
- ripoux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ripou?
- /ʁi.pu/
- \ʁi.pu\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ripou in French?
ripou appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).