wippen
\ˈvɪpn̩\
The verdict
“wippen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intransitif Osciller ou bouger latéralement ou de haut en bas, Hocher, agiter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wippen · wippen · French
wippen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wippen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈvɪpn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
wippen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɪpn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for wippen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is wippen, spelled W-I-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1intransitif Osciller ou bouger latéralement ou de haut en bas, Hocher, agiter.
- 2transitif Bercer, faire balancer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wippen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kandidat wippte während der ganzen Prüfung nervös mit seinem Fuß.
Viele Babys finden anfangs besonders gut in den Schlaf, wenn sie gewippt oder getragen werden, diese Schunkelbewegungen kennen sie noch aus dem Bauch ihrer Mutter.
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.