ópera

/[ˈopeɾa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,458

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ópera is aSpanishnoun. It means: Drama cantado con acompañamiento instrumental que, a diferencia del oratorio, se representa en un espacio teatral ante un público. El drama se presenta usando elementos típicos del teatro, tales co... Pronounced [ˈopeɾa]. It ranks #8,458 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ora and otra.

Key facts for ópera
PropertyValue
Headwordópera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈopeɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,458
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ópera in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ópera is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈopeɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,458 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for ópera, with forms such as "póera", "óepra", and "ópear". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ora", "otra", "ósea", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ópera, spelled Ó-P-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drama cantado con acompañamiento instrumental que, a diferencia del oratorio, se representa en un espacio teatral ante un público. El drama se presenta usando elementos típicos del teatro, tales como escenografía, vestuarios y actuación. Sin embargo, el libreto, se canta en vez de ser hablado.
  2. 2
    Poema dramático escrito para este fin; letra de la ópera₁.
  3. 3
    Música de la ópera.₁.
  4. 4
    Género al que pertenecen las óperas.
  5. 5
    Teatro en el que se suelen tener lugar los espectáculos de óperas.
  6. 6
    Cualquier obra enredosa o larga, ya sea de manos o de ingenio.
  7. 7
    Tipo de guante largo que cubre hasta el codo usado por las mujeres, que antaño era muy común en la ópera y hoy lo es como prenda de moda.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: póera,óepra,ópear,óperra,óppera,óprea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ópera

Misspelling Variants of "ópera"

póera5óepra5ópear5óperra6óppera6óprea5
Misspelling Variants of "ópera"

Frequency rank: #8,458 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ópera"?
"ópera" is spelled Ó-P-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈopeɾa].
What does "ópera" mean?
As a noun, "ópera" means: Drama cantado con acompañamiento instrumental que, a diferencia del oratorio, se representa en un espacio teatral ante un público. El drama se presenta usando elementos típicos del teatro, tales co...
What words are commonly confused with "ópera"?
"ópera" is commonly confused with "ora", "otra", "ósea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ópera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ópera" is [ˈopeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ópera" come from?
"ópera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.