viper

Other forms of viper

plural

vipers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about viper

What does viper mean?

viper means "venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw".

How many syllables are in viper?

viper has 2 syllables: vi-per. The stress falls on "vi". In IPA it is /ˈvaɪpɚ/.

Is viper a common word?

viper is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.