Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shippey

/ʃˈɪpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
shippey
IPA
/ʃˈɪpi/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

"Dweller at the isle where the sheep are kept", from Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + īeg (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce shippey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɪpi/.
What does shippey mean?
A surname.
Where does shippey come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce shippey

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃˈɪpi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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