# opus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊpəs/ · frequency rank #23,619

## Definitions
1. A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
2. A work, especially of art.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin opus.

## Easily confused with
- **OS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-os)
- **ou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-ou)
- **out** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-out)
- **our** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-our)
- **oss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-oss)
- **oui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-oui)
- **OTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-ots)
- **Ors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-ors)
- **OWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-ows)
- **owns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-owns)
- **ours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-ours)
- **Otis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-otis)
- **owls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-owls)
- **ores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-ores)
- **oust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opus-vs-oust)
- **op** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/op-vs-opus)
- **opt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opt-vs-opus)
- **ops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ops-vs-opus)
- **Ons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ons-vs-opus)
- **o's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/o-s-vs-opus)

## Common misspellings (5)
`oppus`, `opsu`, `opuss`, `oups`, `pous`

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