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optimus

/ˈɑptɪməs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
op-ti-mus
IPA
/ˈɑptɪməs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot.

Etymology

From Latin optimus; For optimum, optimate, optimal. Popularized by the fictional robot character Optimus Prime in the 1980s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Optimuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Glitch Sparky

Questions

How do you pronounce optimus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑptɪməs/.
What does optimus mean?
A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot.
Where does optimus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce optimus

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