# opinion vs option

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### opinion
*noun · IPA /əˈpɪn.jən/ · frequency rank #1,230*
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.

### option
*noun · IPA /ˈɒpʃən/ · frequency rank #1,669*
One of a set of choices that can be made.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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