opiniónvsopinoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: opinión is a noun, opino is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“opinión” is a noun and “opino” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#630
“opinión” frequency rank
#13,753
“opino” frequency rank
14383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature opinión opino
Definition Grado personal de verdad, impresión o certeza que alguien se ha formado sobre algo, especialmente en casos cuestionables; perspectiva o punto de vista de alguien sobre un tema, situación o asunto. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de opinar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set opinión and opino apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
opinión
5 ch
opino

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: opinión is [opiˈnjõn] while opino is [oˈpino]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

opinión is recorded at frequency rank #630, classified as anoun, pronounced [opiˈnjõn]. 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 14383, this pair ranks #284,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of opinión vs opino

Shared letters: inop. Private to "opinión": ó. Private to "opino": -.

"opinión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "opino" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • opinooipno · opinno · opion · opnio · oppino · poino

Frequency comparison

opinión#630
opino#13,753

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "opinión" and "opino" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "opinión" is a noun and "opino" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "opinión" or "opino"?
"opinión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #630 in our Spanish list, against #13,753 for "opino". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering opinión vs opino

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “opinión”; for a verb, it's “opino”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “opinión” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list