De or het rips?

The correct Dutch article is:

het rips

Meaning (Dutch) dicht geweven geribde stof

How to use rips

the ripshet rips
this ripsdit rips
that ripsdat rips
our ripsons rips
your ripsjouw rips
every ripselk rips
which rips?welk rips?
a big rips / the big ripseen groot rips, het grote rips

Dutch words ending in rips

trips | rozetrips | gladiolentrips

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with rips

ripspapier

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).