opinavsopinenWhat's the difference?

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“opina” and “opinen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,436
“opina” frequency rank
#42,597
“opinen” frequency rank
49033
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature opina opinen
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de opinar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de opinar.

Where the eye mixes opina and opinen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. opina runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against opinen's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
opina
6 ch
opinen

Look-alike desk: opina vs opinen

A purely visual mix-up. opina ([oˈpina]) and opinen ([oˈpinẽn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49033, 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]. opinen is at rank #42,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈpinẽn].

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 49033, this pair ranks #111,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of opina vs opinen

Shared letters: inop. Private to "opina": a. Private to "opinen": e.

"opina" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "opinen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • opina ← oipna · opian · opinna · opnia · oppina · poina
  • opinen ← oipnen · opienn · opinenn · opinne · opinnen · opnien · oppinen · poinen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "opina" and "opinen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([oˈpina] versus [oˈpinẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "opina" or "opinen" show up more?
"opina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,436 in our Spanish list, against #42,597 for "opinen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "opina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "opinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "opina" and "opinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omiten vs opinen". 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 #111,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list