hoppo
/ˈhɑpoʊ/obsolete
hoppo is spelled H-O-P-P-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoppo means “The imperial Chinese board of revenue, especially its branch in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoppo is hoppos or hoppoes.
How many letters and syllables are in hoppo?
| Letters | 5: H-O-P-P-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hoppo?
Hoppo appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hoppo?
- UK /ˈhɒpəʊ/
- US /ˈhɑpoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with hoppo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hoppo from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does hoppo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe imperial Chinese board of revenue, especially its branch in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty.
- 2
archaicAn imperial Chinese customs officer, especially (sometimes capitalized) the chief customs officer for the South China Sea based in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoppo come from?
Uncertain, although probably an irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 戶部 /户部 (Hùbù), the imperial government's Board of Revenue which oversaw customs and other taxation during the Qing Dynasty. In reference to its agents, a clipping of earlier hoppo-man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).