opprime

\ɔ.pʁim\

/\ɔ.pʁim\/ verb

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The verdict

“opprime” is uncommon French (frequency #56,797 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,797
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de opprimer.

Key facts for opprime
PropertyValue
Headwordopprime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.pʁim\
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “opprime” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). opprime lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opprime is uncommon French at frequency #56,797 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɔ.pʁim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for opprime, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is opprime, spelled O-P-P-R-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de opprimer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de opprimer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de opprimer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de opprimer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de opprimer.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opprime"?
"opprime" is spelled O-P-P-R-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.pʁim\.
What does "opprime" mean?
As a verb, "opprime" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de opprimer.
How do you pronounce "opprime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opprime" is \ɔ.pʁim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opprime" come from?
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Using “opprime”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-P-P-R-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ.pʁim\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list