sysop
/ˈsɪsˌɒp/
"sysop" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sysop” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sysop · sysop · English
sysop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sysop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪsˌɒp/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sysop” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sysop is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɪsˌɒp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sysop doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of system + operator. The correct English form is sysop, spelled S-Y-S-O-P.
Definition
- 1A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board.
- 2An administrator on a wiki.
Etymology
Blend of system + operator.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.