opinanvsopinoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,334
“opinan” frequency rank
#13,753
“opino” frequency rank
23087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature opinan opino
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de opinar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de opinar.

Where the eye mixes opinan and opino

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

6 ch
opinan
5 ch
opino

Visual trap between opinan and opino

A purely visual mix-up. opinan ([oˈpinãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

opinan is recorded at frequency rank #9,334, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈpinãn]. 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 23087, this pair ranks #247,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of opinan vs opino

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

"opinan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "opino" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • opinan ← oipnan · opiann · opinann · opinnan · opnian · oppinan · poinan
  • opino ← oipno · opinno · opion · opnio · oppino · poino

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "opinan" for "opino" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([oˈpinãn] versus [oˈpino]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "opinan" vs "opino" - which ranks higher?
"opinan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,334 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "opinan" 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 #247,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "opinan" 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 #247,447 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