opinovsopusoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#13,753
“opino” frequency rank
#15,187
“opuso” frequency rank
28940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature opino opuso
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de opinar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de oponer o de oponerse.

Where the eye mixes opino and opuso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. opino and opuso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
opino
5 ch
opuso

Why the eye confuses opino with opuso

A purely visual mix-up. opino ([oˈpino]) and opuso ([oˈpuso]) 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 28940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

opino is recorded at frequency rank #13,753, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈpino]. opuso is at rank #15,187, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈpuso].

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 28940, this pair ranks #219,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of opino vs opuso

Shared letters: op. Private to "opino": in. Private to "opuso": su.

"opino" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "opuso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • opino ← oipno · opinno · opion · opnio · oppino · poino
  • opuso ← oppuso · opsuo · opuos · opusso · oupso · pouso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "opino" for "opuso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([oˈpino] versus [oˈpuso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "opino" vs "opuso" - which ranks higher?
"opino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,753 in our Spanish list, against #15,187 for "opuso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "opino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "opuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #219,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "opino" and "opuso" 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 #219,484 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