ripe
/ɹaɪp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "ripe grain"
- "ripe apples"
- "So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop / Into thy mother's lap."
- "Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe."
- "ripe cheese"
- "ripe wine"
Etymology
From Middle English ripe, rype, from Old English rīpe (“ripe, mature”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīpī, from Proto-Germanic *rīpijaz, *rīpiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyb- (“to snatch”). Cognate with West Frisian ryp (“ripe”), Dutch rijp (“ripe”), German reif (“ripe”). Related to reap.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹaɪp/
- British English: /ɹaɪp/