opal

/ˈoʊpəl/

//ˈoʊpəl// noun

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The verdict

“opal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,163 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,163
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ópalo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-opal · opal · Spanish

opal · rank #72,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,163
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ontológica

Nearest frequency peer: ontológica (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “opal”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “opal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for opal
PropertyValue
Headwordopal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈoʊpəl/
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “opal” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.opalcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ontológica” (#72,162), “oponiendo” (#72,164), “oficializa” (#72,160). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “opal” va en #72,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,163 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈoʊpəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ópalo.".

opal has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is opal, spelled O-P-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ópalo.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opal"?
"opal" is spelled O-P-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈoʊpəl/.
What does "opal" mean?
As a noun, "opal" means: Ópalo.
How do you pronounce "opal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opal" is /ˈoʊpəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opal" come from?
"opal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "opal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ordo#72,166paka#72,174Nail#72,143pate#72,188

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list