oposición

Name: oposición, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[oposiˈsjõn]

/[oposiˈsjõn]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“oposición” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,300. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,300
frequency rank, Spanish: 10,276
“O” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de oponerse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

oposición vs oposiciones

73% similar

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

Key facts for oposición
Property	Value
Headword	oposición
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[oposiˈsjõn]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#1,300
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oposición” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oposición lands here:

#1,300

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around oposición (IPA [oposiˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,300 among 10,276 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for oposición, with forms such as "oopsición", "opocición", and "opoisción". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "oposiciones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is oposición, spelled O-P-O-S-I-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

1
Acción o efecto de oponerse.
2
Disposición de cosas que están enfrentadas unas con las otras.
3
Configuración de dos astros que se encuentran, en relación con la Tierra, en dos puntos del cielo diametralmente opuestos.
4
Partido político o coalición que no tiene el control del poder (y por lo tanto está enfrentada al partido que sí lo tiene) ya sea porque no está en el poder ejecutivo o porque no tiene la mayoría en el poder legislativo.
5
Antagonismo entre dos sectores de la sociedad.
6
Situación que ocurre cuando los reyes están enfrentados y en casillas del mismo color, con una casilla de separación, en donde el jugador que tiene el turno debe ceder el paso al rey del rival.
7
Procedimiento de selección de personal, habitual en las instituciones docentes y la administración, que consiste en el enfrentamiento público de dos o más candidatos ante un tribunal.

Synonyms

odio rechazo repulsión incompatibilidad minoríaminoría parlamentariabrecha concursoproceso selectivofase de oposición

Antonyms

adhesión aceptación compatibilidad amor conjunción oficialismo

This word in other languages

opposition(English)opposition(Français)Opposition(Deutsch)oposição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

oopsición
opocición
opoisción
oposciión
oposicción
oposicinó
oposiciónn
oposicóin
oposiicón
oposisión
opossición
opposición
opsoición
poosición

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "oposición"

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 "oposición"?

"oposición" is spelled O-P-O-S-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oposiˈsjõn].

What does "oposición" mean?

As a noun, "oposición" means: Acción o efecto de oponerse.

What words are commonly confused with "oposición"?

"oposición" is commonly confused with "oposiciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "oposición"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oposición" is [oposiˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "oposición" come from?

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Using “oposición”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is O-P-O-S-I-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [oposiˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “oposiciones” - see the side-by-side comparison. oposición vs oposiciones
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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.