Oprah
/ˈəʊpɹə/verb
Oprah is spelled O-P-R-A-H: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, Oprah means “To feature on The Oprah Winfrey Show” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Oprah?
| Letters | 5: O-P-R-A-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Oprah?
Oprah appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 Oprah?
- /ˈəʊpɹə/
Oprah has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Oprah.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Oprah
- Oprahs present, singular, he/she/it
- Oprahing participle, present
- Oprahed participle, past
- Oprah'd participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Oprah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
informalTo feature on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Oprah come from?
From Oprah Winfrey, a very influential talk show host, originally named Orpah after the Biblical figure, via metathesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).