opinion
/əˈpɪn.jən/
"opinion" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“opinion” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,230
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-opinion · opinion · English
opinion · rank #1,230 · 9 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,230
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH opening
Nearest frequency peer: opening (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “opinion”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- majority
majority
98,774 corpus weight
- meant
meant
98,773 corpus weight
- opening
opening
98,772 corpus weight
- opinion
opinion
98,771 corpus weight
- physical
physical
98,770 corpus weight
- pro
pro
98,769 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “opinion” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opinion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈpɪn.jən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “opinion” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around opinion (IPA /əˈpɪn.jən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,230 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for opinion, with forms such as "oipnion", "opiinon", and "opinino". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "option", "opinions", "onion", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From English opine + -ion, from Middle English opinion, opinioun, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniō, from opīnor (“to opine”). Displaced native Old English wēna. The correct English form is opinion, spelled O-P-I-N-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- 2The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
- 3Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
- 4Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
- 5The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a doctor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.
- 6A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how opinion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I would like to know your opinions on the new filing system.
In my opinion, white chocolate is better than milk chocolate.
Etymology
From English opine + -ion, from Middle English opinion, opinioun, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniō, from opīnor (“to opine”). Displaced native Old English wēna.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oipnion
- opiinon
- opinino
- opinionn
- opinnion
- opinoin
- opniion
- oppinion
- poinion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opinion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "opinion" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "option". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,230 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.