Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hips

/hɪps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: hips
IPA: /hɪps/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hip

noun

adj

Abbreviation of human induced pluripotent stem.

Phrases

hiPS cell

Frequently Paired Words

hiPSC iPS

Rhymes With

tips ships lips trips chips clips strips eclipse slips grips dips flips

Questions

How do you pronounce hips?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɪps/.
What does hips mean?: plural of hip

How to pronounce hips

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