Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheops

/ˈkiɑːps/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: cheops
IPA: /ˈkiɑːps/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Khufu, a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza

name

Alternative letter-case form of CHEOPS.

name

Initialism of CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite, a planned European space telescope for the study of the formation of extrasolar planets.

Example Sentences

"The dedicated time Cheops spent observing the star helped astronomers iron out the mixed signals from the TESS data to determine how many planets were crossing in front of the star and the resonance of their orbits."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cheops, from Ancient Greek Χέοψ (Khéops), from Egyptian ḫw.f-wj.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Χέοψ, ḫw.f-wj

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkiɑːps/
British English: /ˈkiːɒps/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Synonyms

Khufu

Questions

How do you pronounce cheops?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiɑːps/.
What does cheops mean?: Khufu, a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Where does cheops come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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