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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ope

/oʊp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
ope
IPA
/oʊp/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of surprise; oops.

American usage

adj

Open.

verb

To open.

noun

An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).

noun

Clipping of operations, in terms of an organization.

Colloquial; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of octylphenol ethoxylate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Representing oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /oʊp/, [oʊp̚]) (excrescent /p/); therefore oh + -p.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊp/
  • British English: /əʊp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ope (comparative) most ope (superlative) opes (present, singular) oping (participle, present) oped (participle, past) oped (past) opes (plural)

Derived Forms

opelet opetide

Rhymes With

hope pope nope scope soap rope cope dope slope trope forlorn hope lop

Questions

How do you pronounce ope?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊp/.
What does ope mean?
An exclamation of surprise; oops.
Where does ope come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ope

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