zope
noun
zope is spelled Z-O-P-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zope means “A fish of species Ballerus ballerus (syn. Abramis ballerus) native to Eurasia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zope is zopes.
How many letters and syllables are in zope?
| Letters | 4: Z-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 zope?
Zope appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 zope
- zopes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fish of species Ballerus ballerus (syn. Abramis ballerus) native to Eurasia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brème bleue |
| German | Zope, Spitzpleinzen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does zope come from?
Unadapted borrowing from dialectal German Zope (French sope), probably from Slavic (compare Russian сапа́ (sapá)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).