Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippa

/ˈhɪpə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: hip-pa
IPA: /ˈhɪpə/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Misconstruction of HIPAA (“Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act”).

Example Sentences

"For those that feel that their health information will be more 'secure' under HIPPA, you may have a disappointment ahead."
""There are HIPPA laws that say patient rights and records need to be protected. And so when you go into a Kaiser, license readers, cars are associated with people," said Hill."

Etymology

Acronym of Health Information Privacy and Portability Act or Health Information Privacy Protection Act.

Homonyms

hipaa

Rhymes With

hipaa kippah

Questions

How do you pronounce hippa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪpə/.
What does hippa mean?: Misconstruction of HIPAA (“Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act”).
Where does hippa come from?: Acronym of Health Information Privacy and Portability Act or Health Information Privacy Protection Act.

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