Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ip

/ˈaɪpˈi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: ip
IPA: /ˈaɪpˈi/

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Initialism of intraperitoneal.

noun

Initialism of intellectual property.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Indigenous peoples.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of interpositive.

Countable

noun

Initialism of innings pitched (“the statistic reporting the number of innings pitched by a pitcher”).

Countable

noun

Initialism of immunoprecipitation.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of insertion point (where text, etc. will be added in a document).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of instruction pointer (CPU register).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the past year, Disney has announced 4 sequels and one reboot, but not a single new IP"
"You cannot just do whatever you want with someone else's IP!"
"We’re in 2026 now, and the biggest crime an entertainment corporation can commit is letting an established IP die. […] Put simply, abandon the concept of Stranger Things ending. While there’s still money to be wrung from it, that won’t be allowed to happen."
"This IP made a disruptive edit!"
"IP address"
"Prison nursing staff will carefully evaluate whether an individual should have 'IP' (in possession) medication."

Etymology

Initialisms (see definitions).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

IPs (plural)

Derived Forms

TCP/IP

Phrases

IP set

Frequently Paired Words

cursor IP set

Synonyms

anon information science informatics information processing

Antonyms

OP

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ip?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪpˈi/.
What does ip mean?: Initialism of intraperitoneal.
Where does ip come from?: Initialisms (see definitions).

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