oopsy
/ˈuːpsi/interjection, noun, verb
oopsy is spelled O-O-P-S-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, oopsy means “Synonym of oops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oopsy?
| Letters | 5: O-O-P-S-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is oopsy?
Oopsy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 oopsy?
- /ˈuːpsi/
- /ˈʊpsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oopsy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oopsy
- oopsie
- oopsies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- oopsying participle, present
- oopsied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oopsy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
colloquialSynonym of oops.
noun
- 1
A mistake; often when babies and young children soil their pants.
I have made an oopsy.
verb
- 1
To make a mistake, particularly (of a baby) to soil its pants.
I think your baby might have oopsied.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oopsy come from?
From oops + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).