oopsie

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"oopsie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“oopsie” is uncommon English (frequency #77,979 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,979
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of oopsy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-oopsie · oopsie · English

oopsie · rank #77,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,979
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH ontop

Nearest frequency peer: ontop (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “oopsie”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “oopsie” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oopsie
PropertyValue
Headwordoopsie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “oopsie” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).oopsiefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “ontop” (#77,978), “operculum” (#77,980), “Oklahoman” (#77,975). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “oopsie” is #77,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oopsie is uncommon English at frequency #77,979 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of oopsy.".

oopsie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From oops + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms). The correct English form is oopsie, spelled O-O-P-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of oopsy.

Etymology

From oops + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oopsie"?
"oopsie" is spelled O-O-P-S-I-E.
What does "oopsie" mean?
As an interjection, "oopsie" means: Alternative spelling of oopsy.
What is the origin of the word "oopsie"?
From oops + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oopsie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list