Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philippi

/fɪˈlɪpaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: philip-pi
IPA: /fɪˈlɪpaɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

An ancient town in Macedonia, Greece

name

A city, the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi). Doublet of Filippi.

Derived Forms

Philippian

Frequently Paired Words

Filippi

Rhymes With

mississippi hippie skippy chippy zippy tippy nippy dippy lippy filippi rippy rippey

Questions

How do you pronounce philippi?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˈlɪpaɪ/.
What does philippi mean?: A surname.
Where does philippi come from?: From Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi). Doublet of Filippi.

How to pronounce philippi

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