-ope

prefix

"ope" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“-ope” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eye

Corpus desk

Index EN-ope · -ope · English

-ope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for -ope
PropertyValue
Headword-ope
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrefix
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “-ope” in English

-operanks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-ope is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eye".

No generated misspelling entries exist for -ope in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ὠπός (ōpós), genitive of ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”). The correct English form is -ope, spelled --O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eye

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὠπός (ōpós), genitive of ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-ope"?
"-ope" is spelled --O-P-E.
What does "-ope" mean?
As a prefix, "-ope" means: Eye
What is the origin of the word "-ope"?
From Ancient Greek ὠπός (ōpós), genitive of ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list