skopos
noun
skopos is spelled S-K-O-P-O-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skopos means “The function of a written or spoken text, especially in the context of translating and interpreting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skopos?
| Letters | 6: S-K-O-P-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 skopos?
Skopos appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 skopos?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Skopos.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does skopos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The function of a written or spoken text, especially in the context of translating and interpreting.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of skopos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skopos come from?
From Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).