myopia
/maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/noun
myopia is spelled M-Y-O-P-I-A: 6 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, myopia means “A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of myopia is myopias.
How many letters and syllables are in myopia?
| Letters | 6: M-Y-O-P-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 myopia?
Myopia appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 myopia?
- UK /maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/
- US /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/
Myopia has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-myopia.wav, En-us-myopia.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with myopia?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as myopia from its last stressed vowel (/oʊpiə/):
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).
Forms of myopia
- myopias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does myopia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- 2
A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Myopia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planni:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | myope |
| German | Kurzsichtigkeit |
| Spanish | miopía |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does myopia come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) + -ία (-ía).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).