# opinion

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpɪn.jən/ · frequency rank #1,230

## Definitions
1. A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
2. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
3. Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
4. Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
5. The 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.
6. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **option** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opinion-vs-option)
- **opinions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opinion-vs-opinions)
- **onion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onion-vs-opinion)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oipnion`, `opiinon`, `opinino`, `opinionn`, `opinnion`, `opinoin`, `opniion`, `oppinion`, `poinion`

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