opinion
/əˈpɪn.jən/
"opinion" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“opinion” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,230 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,230
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for opinion is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈpɪn.jən/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,230 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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Using “opinion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-P-I-N-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈpɪn.jən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “option” - see the side-by-side comparison. opinion vs option
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.