ophrys
noun
ophrys is spelled O-P-H-R-Y-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ophrys means “Any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ophrys is ophryses.
How many letters and syllables are in ophrys?
| Letters | 6: O-P-H-R-Y-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 ophrys?
Ophrys appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
Forms of ophrys
- ophryses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ophrys mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any orchid of the genus Ophrys, often vernacularly called bee orchids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ophrys in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Ophrys-genus orchid:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ophrys come from?
Borrowed from translingual Ophrys, from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́s, “eyebrow”); further from Proto-Hellenic *opʰrū́s and Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Doublet of bree and brow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).