Which to use
“Opas” and “Opus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,880
- “Opas” frequency rank
- #20,690
- “Opus” frequency rank
- 48570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Opas | Opus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Opa | Werk eines Künstlers/Wissenschaftlers |
Where the eye mixes Opas and Opus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Opas and Opus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Opas vs Opus
A purely visual mix-up. Opas ([ˈoːpas]) and Opus ([ˈoːpʊs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “Opas” becomes u in “Opus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Opas is recorded at frequency rank #27,880, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoːpas]. Opus is at rank #20,690, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoːpʊs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48570, this pair ranks #1,243,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Opas vs Opus
Shared letters: ops. Private to "Opas": a. Private to "Opus": u.
"Opas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Opus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Opas" and "Opus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Opas" vs "Opus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Opas" and "Opus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Opas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Opus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,243,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Opas" and "Opus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Opal vs Opas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,243,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.