Which to use
“opina” and “opinar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,436
- “opina” frequency rank
- #9,508
- “opinar” frequency rank
- 15944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opina | opinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de opinar. | Juzgar de este o del otro modo acerca de una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes opina and opinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: opina vs opinar
A purely visual mix-up. opina ([oˈpina]) and opinar ([opiˈnaɾ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “opina” sits inside “opinar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15944, 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]. opinar is at rank #9,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [opiˈnaɾ].
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 15944, this pair ranks #278,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of opina vs opinar
Shared letters: ainop. Private to "opina": -. Private to "opinar": r.
"opina" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "opinar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "opina" and "opinar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "opina" or "opinar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "opina" and "opinar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "opina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opina" and "opinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opinado vs opinar". 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 #278,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.