Which to use
“oppo” and “opus” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,308
- “oppo” frequency rank
- #23,619
- “opus” frequency rank
- 65927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oppo | opus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A friend, associate or colleague. | A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works. |
Where the eye mixes oppo and opus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between oppo and opus
A purely visual mix-up. oppo (/ˈɒ.pəʊ/) and opus (/ˈəʊpəs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oppo is recorded at frequency rank #42,308, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɒ.pəʊ/. opus is at rank #23,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈəʊpəs/.
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 65927, this pair ranks #70,413 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oppo vs opus
Shared letters: op. Private to "oppo": -. Private to "opus": su.
"oppo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "opus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "oppo" and "opus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "oppo" or "opus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "oppo" and "opus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "oppo" 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 #70,413 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oppo" and "opus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oppo vs OTP". 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 #70,413 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.