Which to use
“ops” and “opus” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,946
- “ops” frequency rank
- #16,657
- “opus” frequency rank
- 43603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ops | opus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poder, fuerza. | Trabajo. |
Where the eye mixes ops and opus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ops vs opus
A purely visual mix-up. ops ([ɔps]) and opus (/ˈo.pus/) 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 43603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ops is recorded at frequency rank #26,946, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɔps]. opus is at rank #16,657, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈo.pus/.
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 43603, this pair ranks #141,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ops vs opus
Shared letters: ops. Private to "ops": -. Private to "opus": u.
"ops" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "opus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- opus ← oppus · opsu · opuss · oups · pous
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ops" and "opus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ops" or "opus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ops" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ops" and "opus" 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 #141,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.