Opas

[ˈoːpas]

/[ˈoːpas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Opas” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,880
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Opa

Corpus desk

Index DE-opas · Opas · German

Opas · rank #27,880 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,880
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oppositionelle

Nearest frequency peer: Oppositionelle (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Opas“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Opas“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Opas vs Os
50% similar
Opas vs ops
50% similar
Opas vs opt
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Opas
PropertyValue
HeadwordOpas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːpas]
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,880
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Opas“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Opasliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oppositionelle“ (#27,881), „Oberstleutnant“ (#27,878), „Oppositionellen“ (#27,882). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Opas“ bei #27,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Opas (IPA [ˈoːpas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,880 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Opas, with forms such as "oaps", "opass", and "oppas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Os", "ops", "opt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Opas, spelled O-P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Opa
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Opa
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Opa
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Opa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oaps
  • opass
  • oppas
  • opsa
  • poas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Opas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oaps2opass1oppas1opsa2poas2
Edit distance from "Opas"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Opas"?
"Opas" is spelled O-P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːpas].
What does "Opas" mean?
As a noun, "Opas" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Opa
What words are commonly confused with "Opas"?
"Opas" is commonly confused with "Os", "ops", "opt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Opas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Opas" is [ˈoːpas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Opas" come from?
"Opas" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Opas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nele#27,863murr#27,856Mohn#27,853Magd#27,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

lite5 variantsJojo5 variantsIMHO5 variantstrap5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list