# Opa vs opera

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Opa
*noun · IPA [ˈoːpa] · frequency rank #4,728*
Großvater; Vater des Vaters oder der Mutter

### opera
*noun · IPA [ˈɔːpera] · frequency rank #14,141*
das Werk, die Arbeit

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/opa-vs-opera