thrip

\tʁip\

/\tʁip\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de thrips.

Corpus desk

Index FR-thrip · thrip · French

thrip · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 thrip
PropertyValue
Headwordthrip
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁip\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « thrip » en français

thripn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

thrip is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁip\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de thrips.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for thrip, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is thrip, spelled T-H-R-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de thrips.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how thrip appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il existe différentes espèces de thrips (des céréales, du riz, du blé, du lin, etc).
  2. Je n’espérais guère pouvoir reconnaître celui que les thrips, les abeilles, les bourdons, les papillons porteraient sur eux, et savoir si c’était celui qui pouvait féconder la fleur où ils allaient s’arrêter.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thrip"?
"thrip" is spelled T-H-R-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁip\.
What does "thrip" mean?
As a noun, "thrip" means: Variante de thrips.
How do you pronounce "thrip"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thrip" is \tʁip\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thrip" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list