oper
"oper" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oper” is uncommon English (frequency #50,128 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,128
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A network operator on IRC.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oper · oper · English
oper · rank #50,128 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,128
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH oughta
Nearest frequency peer: oughta (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “oper”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- O'Callaghan
O'Callaghan
49,880 corpus weight
- O'Dell
O'Dell
49,879 corpus weight
- oper
oper
49,873 corpus weight
- oughta
oughta
49,871 corpus weight
- outmoded
outmoded
49,869 corpus weight
- overfishing
overfishing
49,868 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “oper” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #50,128 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oper” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oper is uncommon English at frequency #50,128 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A network operator on IRC.".
Zero misspellings are on record for oper in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Short for operator. The correct English form is oper, spelled O-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A network operator on IRC.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how oper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chanops can kick people off a channel; opers can ban people logging in from specific Internet sites from participating in IRC.
Etymology
Short for operator.
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oper", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.