orra
adjective
orra is spelled O-R-R-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, orra means “Superfluous; odd, unmatched, left over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orra?
| Letters | 4: O-R-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is orra?
Orra appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
What rhymes with orra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as orra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: roar.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of orra
- more orra comparative
- most orra superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
ScotlandSuperfluous; odd, unmatched, left over.
- 2
ScotlandOf people: idle, unemployed, disreputable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does orra come from?
Probably originally a reduced form of over + all.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).