ópera
[ˈopeɾa]
The verdict
“ópera” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,458 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,458
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ópera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈopeɾa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,458 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ópera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ópera is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 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
- 1Drama 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.
- 2Poema dramático escrito para este fin; letra de la ópera₁.
- 3Música de la ópera.₁.
- 4Género al que pertenecen las óperas.
- 5Teatro en el que se suelen tener lugar los espectáculos de óperas.
- 6Cualquier obra enredosa o larga, ya sea de manos o de ingenio.
- 7Tipo 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
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.
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.
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Using “ópera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Ó-P-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈopeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ora” - see the side-by-side comparison. ópera vs ora
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.