Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sipes

/sˈaɪps/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: sipes
IPA: /sˈaɪps/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Probably an altered form of German Seip.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Seip

Inflected Forms

Sipeses (plural)

Rhymes With

types pipes stripes wipes swipes snipes gripes hypes stipes shipes

Questions

How do you pronounce sipes?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪps/.
What does sipes mean?: plural of sipe
Where does sipes come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce sipes

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