ópera

[ˈopeɾa]

/[ˈopeɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“ópera” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,458
frequency rank, Spanish
28
“Ó” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

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Index ES-opera · ópera · Spanish

ópera · rank #8,458 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,458
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 28
  • PHOTO-FINISH árbitro

Nearest frequency peer: árbitro (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ópera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ópera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ópera vs ora
40% similar
ópera vs otra
40% similar
ópera vs ósea
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ópera”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).óperacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “árbitro” (#8,457), “óptica” (#8,459), “abrieron” (#8,460). Entre 28 lemas con “Ó”, “ópera” va en #8,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ópera (IPA [ˈopeɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,458 among 28 “Ó” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ópera, with forms such as "póera", "óepra", and "ópear". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ora", "otra", "ósea", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ópera, spelled Ó-P-E-R-A.

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

guante de óperaguante de gala

This word in other languages

opera(English)opéra(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • póera
  • óepra
  • ópear
  • óperra
  • óppera
  • óprea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ópera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

póera2óepra2ópear2óperra1óppera1óprea2
Edit distance from "ópera"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

varía#8,449araña#8,470tropa#8,446sitúa#8,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

chip6 variantscorrió6 variantsenojo6 variantsIrene6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list