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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reep

/ɹˈip/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
reep
IPA
/ɹˈip/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Reep, an occupational surname for a ropemaker, from reep (“rope”). Compare Roper, Reeb. Also an English metonymic occupational surname for a porter or a basket maker, from Middle English hrip (“basket”), from Old Norse hrip, from Proto-Germanic *hrepaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend”). Also as an English surname, from the verb reap. Compare Ripper.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Reeps (plural)

Rhymes With

keep sleep deep cheap asleep sheep steep sweep leap creep jeep heap

Questions

How do you pronounce reep?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈip/.
What does reep mean?
A surname.
Where does reep come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce reep

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