Ophir

Name: Ophir, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Ophir” is an uncommon English word, ranked #63,859 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#63,859
frequency rank, English: 5
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its gold.

Key facts for Ophir
Property	Value
Headword	Ophir
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#63,859
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ophir” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ophir lands here:

#63,859

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Ophir is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #63,859 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ophir, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located. The correct English form is Ophir, spelled O-P-H-I-R.

Definition

1
A city or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its gold.
2
A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
3
A sparsely populated farming community in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
4
A small settlement in Otago, New Zealand.
5
A ghost town in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
6
An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
7
A town and home rule municipality of San Miguel County, Colorado.
8
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky.
9
An unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon.
10
A tiny town in Tooele County, Utah; a suburb of Salt Lake City.

Etymology

From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located.

This word in other languages

Ophir(Deutsch)

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 "Ophir"?

"Ophir" is spelled O-P-H-I-R.

What does "Ophir" mean?

As a proper noun, "Ophir" means: A city or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its gold.

What is the origin of the word "Ophir"?

From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Ophir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is O-P-H-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.