ophite
French, noun/ɔ.fit/
ophite is spelled O-P-H-I-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written French, the 250,316th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ophite is a French feminine noun meaning “ophite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de porphyre ainsi nommé parce qu’il rappelle, par son fond vert tacheté de blanc, la peau bigarrée des…”.
What does ophite mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de porphyre ainsi nommé parce qu’il rappelle, par son fond vert tacheté de blanc, la peau bigarrée des serpents.
noun: 1. Membre d’une des nombreuses sectes gnostiques de Syrie et d’Égypte vers 100 de notre ère, qui adoraient le serpent, le considérant comme un symbole du Messie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ophite
- ophites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ophite?
- /ɔ.fit/
- \ɔ.fit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ophite in French?
ophite appears about once in every 63 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).