Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zepp

/zˈɛp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: zepp
IPA: /zˈɛp/

17

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Zeppelin airship.

Informal

noun

A Zeppelin stamp.

Informal

name

Example Sentences

"Only after the first explosions did the people of Folkestone notice the sound of engines beating the air. They hardly understood what they heard. They screamed “Zepps! Zepps!” for until then Zeppelin dirigibles had been the only mechanism of air attack they knew."
"This is about your last chance to buy cheaply as the stock in the U. S. is cleaned up. Remember the Zepps, including the 50c one!! Postage 3c."

Etymology

Clipping of Zeppelin.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Zepps (plural)

Phrases

Zepp antenna

Rhymes With

step yep rep prep sep pep depp shep dep hep epp steppe

Questions

How do you pronounce zepp?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈɛp/.
What does zepp mean?: A Zeppelin airship.
Where does zepp come from?: Clipping of Zeppelin.

How to pronounce zepp

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