oponer
Spanish, verb/opoˈneɾ/
oponer is spelled O-P-O-N-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oponer is a Spanish verb meaning “to pit (one thing against another); to set in opposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Poner un obstáculo para impedir una idea o una acción ante la cual se está en contra”.
What does oponer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to pit (one thing against another); to set in opposition
- 2
to put up (resistance etc.)
- 3
to be opposed, to be in opposition
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Poner un obstáculo para impedir una idea o una acción ante la cual se está en contra. 2. Presentar o proponer un concepto o una razón que argumenta lo contrario de algo antes expresado, sentido o hecho. 3. Atribuir una acción, característica o responsabilidad a alguien.
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 oponer
- opongo first-person present singular
- opuse first-person preterite singular
- opuesto participle past
- oponiendo gerund
- opuesta feminine participle past
- opuestos masculine participle past
- opuestas feminine participle past
- opones indicative informal present
- oponés indicative informal present
- opone indicative present singular
- oponemos first-person indicative plural
- oponéis indicative plural present
- oponen indicative plural present
- oponía first-person imperfect indicative
- oponías imperfect indicative second-person
- oponíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- oponíais imperfect indicative plural
- oponían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oponer?
- /opoˈneɾ/
- [o.poˈneɾ]
- [opoˈneɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oponer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oponer in Spanish?
oponer appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).