ova
o·va/ˈoʊ̯.və/noun
ova is spelled O-V-A: 3 letters and 2 syllables (o·va). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ova means “plural of ovum (“gamete”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ova?
| Letters | 3: O-V-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: o·va |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 ova?
Ova appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 ova?
- UK /ˈəʊ̯.və/
- US /ˈoʊ̯.və/
- Australia /ˈɐʉ̯.və/
Ova has 2 syllables, split o·va in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ova.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ova?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ova from its last stressed vowel (/oʊvə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: avo.
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).
What does ova mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of ovum (“gamete”)
noun
- 1
Initialism of original video animation, a direct-to-video anime.
- 2
Abbreviation of Open Virtualization format Archive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ova come from?
Borrowed from Latin ōva (“eggs”), plural of ōvum (“egg”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).