myopic
my·op·ic/maɪˈoʊpɪk/adjective, noun
myopic is spelled M-Y-O-P-I-C: 6 letters and 3 syllables (my·op·ic). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, myopic means “Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in myopic?
| Letters | 6: M-Y-O-P-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: my·op·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 myopic?
Myopic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 myopic?
- UK /maɪˈɒpɪk/
- US /maɪˈoʊpɪk/
- US /maɪˈɑpɪk/
Myopic has 3 syllables, split my·op·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-myopic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with myopic?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as myopic from its last stressed vowel (/oʊpɪk/):
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 myopic
- more myopic comparative
- most myopic superlative
- myopics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does myopic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.
- 2
Shortsighted; improvident.
- 3
Narrow-minded.
Scientific advances can draw us outside of our myopic comfort zone.
noun
- 1
A short-sighted individual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Myopic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | myope |
| German | kurzsichtig, myop, myopisch |
| Portuguese | míope, miópico |
| Spanish | miope, chejo, corto de vista , cortoplacista |
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 myopic come from?
From myopia + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).