# opera

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ · frequency rank #4,544

## Definitions
1. A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
2. The score for such a work.
3. The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
4. A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
5. A company dedicated to performing such works.
6. Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.

## Easily confused with
- **ora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opera-vs-ora)
- **over** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opera-vs-over)
- **oppa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opera-vs-oppa)
- **Oprah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opera-vs-oprah)
- **overt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opera-vs-overt)
- **operate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opera-vs-operate)
- **opa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opa-vs-opera)
- **open** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/open-vs-opera)
- **OPEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opec-vs-opera)
- **omer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/omer-vs-opera)
- **Oder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oder-vs-opera)
- **okra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-opera)
- **opens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opens-vs-opera)
- **omega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/omega-vs-opera)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oepra`, `opear`, `operra`, `oppera`, `oprea`, `poera`

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