opinavsoponeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,436
“opina” frequency rank
#10,035
“opone” frequency rank
16471
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes opina and opone

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
opina
5 ch
opone

Look-alike desk: opina vs opone

A purely visual mix-up. opina ([oˈpina]) and opone ([oˈpone]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16471, 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]. opone is at rank #10,035, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈpone].

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 16471, this pair ranks #276,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of opina vs opone

Shared letters: nop. Private to "opina": ai. Private to "opone": e.

"opina" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "opone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • opinaoipna · opian · opinna · opnia · oppina · poina
  • oponeoopne · opnoe · opoen · oponne · oppone · poone

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "opina" for "opone" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([oˈpina] versus [oˈpone]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "opina" or "opone"?
"opina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,436 in our Spanish list, against #10,035 for "opone". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "opone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "opina" and "opone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oirá vs opina". 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 #276,031 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