Which to use
“oído” is a noun and “opino” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,737
- “oído” frequency rank
- #13,753
- “opino” frequency rank
- 16490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oído | opino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentido mediante el cual percibimos el sonido. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de opinar. |
Where the eye mixes oído and opino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. oído runs 4 letters (VVCV) against opino's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: oído vs opino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oído is [oˈið̞o] while opino is [oˈpino]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oído is recorded at frequency rank #2,737, classified as anoun, pronounced [oˈið̞o]. opino is at rank #13,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈpino].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16490, this pair ranks #275,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oído vs opino
Shared letters: o. Private to "oído": dí. Private to "opino": inp.
"oído" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "opino" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- opino ← oipno · opinno · opion · opnio · oppino · poino
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oído" and "opino" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "oído" vs "opino" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "oído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oído" and "opino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ojito vs opino". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #275,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.