opprobrious
op·pro·bri·ous/əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs/adjective
opprobrious is spelled O-P-P-R-O-B-R-I-O-U-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables (op·pro·bri·ous). It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, opprobrious means “Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in opprobrious?
| Letters | 11: O-P-P-R-O-B-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: op·pro·bri·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 opprobrious?
Opprobrious appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 opprobrious?
- /əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs/
Opprobrious has 4 syllables, split op·pro·bri·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-opprobrious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of opprobrious
- more opprobrious comparative
- most opprobrious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does opprobrious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does opprobrious come from?
From Middle English opprobrious, from Middle French opprobrieux and its etymon Late Latin opprobriōsus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).