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“opina” and “opinaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,436
- “opina” frequency rank
- #33,255
- “opinaba” frequency rank
- 39691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opina | opinaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de opinar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de opinar. |
Where the eye mixes opina and opinaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. opina runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against opinaba's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between opina and opinaba
A purely visual mix-up. opina ([oˈpina]) and opinaba ([opiˈnaβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “opina” sits inside “opinaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opina is recorded at frequency rank #6,436, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈpina]. opinaba is at rank #33,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [opiˈnaβ̞a].
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 39691, this pair ranks #163,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of opina vs opinaba
Shared letters: ainop. Private to "opina": -. Private to "opinaba": b.
"opina" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "opinaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "opina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opinaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opina" and "opinaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opinaba vs opinado". 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 #163,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.