piep

Piep is a short, onomatopoeic term found in Dutch and German that imitates a short, high-pitched sound such as a beep or chirp. In English, the closest equivalents are “peep” or “beep,” but “piep” is not common in standard usage.

In Dutch, piep is a noun meaning a peep or chirp. The verb piepen means to beep or squeak. The word is commonly used to describe sounds from devices or alarms, for example de piep van een deurbel or een alarm dat piept.

In German, piep or Pieps functions similarly as an onomatopoeic term for a small beep or squeak. The term also appears in the name of the avalanche-safety equipment brand PIEPS, whose devices emit beeps and tones during use.

In technology and media, piep is used to describe alert sounds in user interfaces or audio descriptions that convey a brief, high-pitched signal. The word remains primarily a linguistic or descriptive label rather than a technical specification, varying in meaning with regional language use.