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

#6,436
“opina” frequency rank
#13,753
“opino” frequency rank
20189
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature opina opino
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de opinar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de opinar.

Where the eye mixes opina and opino

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. opina and opino follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
opina
5 ch
opino

Why the eye confuses opina with opino

A purely visual mix-up. opina ([oˈpina]) and opino ([oˈpino]) 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 a single letter - a in “opina” becomes o in “opino”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20189, 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]. 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 20189, this pair ranks #260,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of opina vs opino

Shared letters: inop. Private to "opina": a. Private to "opino": -.

"opina" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "opino" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • opina ← oipna · opian · opinna · opnia · oppina · poina
  • opino ← oipno · opinno · opion · opnio · oppino · poino

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "opina" and "opino" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([oˈpina] versus [oˈpino]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "opina" or "opino"?
"opina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,436 in our Spanish list, against #13,753 for "opino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "opina" 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 #260,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "opina" 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 #260,406 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