Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fipple

/ˈfɪpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fip-ple
IPA: /ˈfɪpəl/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mouthpiece of a ducted flute, or the plug forming the floor of the windway.

Etymology

Perhaps related to Icelandic flipi (“the lip of a horse”).

Inflected Forms

fipples (plural)

Rhymes With

triple nipple ripple cripple whipple tipple schiphol tripple sippel klippel dipple sipple

Questions

How do you pronounce fipple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪpəl/.
What does fipple mean?: The mouthpiece of a ducted flute, or the plug forming the floor of the windway.
Where does fipple come from?: Perhaps related to Icelandic flipi (“the lip of a horse”).

How to pronounce fipple

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