organophosphorus
adjective
organophosphorus is spelled O-R-G-A-N-O-P-H-O-S-P-H-O-R-U-S: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, organophosphorus means “describing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in organophosphorus?
| Letters | 16: O-R-G-A-N-O-P-H-O-S-P-H-O-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 organophosphorus?
Organophosphorus appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 organophosphorus
- organophosphorous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does organophosphorus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
describing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-phosphorus bond
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does organophosphorus come from?
From organo- + phosphorus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).