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

#19,191
“opio” frequency rank
#26,946
“ops” frequency rank
46137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature opio ops
Definition Látex que se obtiene de la adormidera (papaverácea) cuando está verde y que, una vez secado, se usa como sustancia estupefaciente. Poder, fuerza.

Where the eye mixes opio and ops

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
opio
3 ch
ops

Look-alike desk: opio vs ops

A purely visual mix-up. opio ([ˈopjo]) and ops ([ɔps]) 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 46137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

opio is recorded at frequency rank #19,191, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈopjo]. ops is at rank #26,946, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔps].

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 46137, this pair ranks #127,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of opio vs ops

Shared letters: op. Private to "opio": i. Private to "ops": s.

"opio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV  ·  "ops" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • opiooipo · opoi · oppio · poio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "opio" and "ops" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈopjo] versus [ɔps]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "opio" vs "ops" - which ranks higher?
"opio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,191 in our Spanish list, against #26,946 for "ops". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "opio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "opio" and "ops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ome vs ops". 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 #127,472 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