ópera
Spanish, noun
ópera is spelled Ó-P-E-R-A (5 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,046th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ópera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “opera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, opera is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. With an accent, operá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of operar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Drama cantado con acompañamiento instrumental que, a diferencia del oratorio, se representa en un espacio…”.
What does ópera mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineopera
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of operar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 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. Poema dramático escrito para este fin; letra de la ópera₁. 3. Música de la ópera.₁. 4. Género al que pertenecen las óperas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ópera
- óperas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ópera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ópera in Spanish?
ópera appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).