organophosphate
noun
organophosphate is spelled O-R-G-A-N-O-P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, organophosphate means “Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of organophosphate is organophosphates.
How many letters and syllables are in organophosphate?
| Letters | 15: O-R-G-A-N-O-P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 organophosphate?
Organophosphate appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 organophosphate
- organophosphates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does organophosphate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate organophosphate?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of organophosphate: OP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Organophosphate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ester of phosphoric acid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | organofosfato |
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 organophosphate come from?
From organo- + phosphate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).