opérer

\ɔ.pe.ʁe\

/\ɔ.pe.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“opérer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,861
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accomplir une œuvre ; produire un effet ; agir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-operer · opérer · French

opérer · rank #6,861 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,861
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ong

Nearest frequency peer: ong (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « opérer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « opérer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

opérer vs opter
67% similar
opérer vs opère
67% similar
opérer vs opera
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for opérer
PropertyValue
Headwordopérer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.pe.ʁe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,861
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « opérer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).opérerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ong » (#6,860), « orthographe » (#6,862), « Oise » (#6,859). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « opérer » est au #6,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around opérer (IPA \ɔ.pe.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,861 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for opérer, with forms such as "operer", "oppérer", and "opréer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "opter", "opère", "opera", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is opérer, spelled O-P-É-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accomplir une œuvre ; produire un effet ; agir.
  2. 2
    (Ironie) Ne rien faire de bon.
  3. 3
    Faire l’une des 4 opérations de calcul : addition, soustraction, multiplication ou division.
  4. 4
    Agir sur quelque chose ; effectuer quelque chose.
  5. 5
    Soumettre à une intervention chirurgicale.
  6. 6
    Faire stériliser un animal, généralement de compagnie.
  7. 7
    Se produire ; avoir lieu.
  8. 8
    Mettre à disposition, assurer un service.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how opérer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est probable que la décomposition par la chaleur de l'acide acétique et des composés du même ordre à équivalents plus élevés, étant opérée dans des conditions déshydrogénantes, formera, outre la benzine, toute la série des carbures analogues.
  2. Ne te tourmente pas de cela, mon gars, lui dit-il affectueusement, et puisque tu le veux, opère de ton côté, pendant que je travaillerai d'une autre façon.

This word in other languages

produce(English)operar(Español)operieren(Deutsch)operar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • operer
  • oppérer
  • opréer
  • opéerr
  • opérerr
  • opérre
  • opérrer
  • oéprer
  • poérer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opérer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

operer1oppérer1opréer2opéerr2opérerr1opérre2opérrer1oéprer2
Edit distance from "opérer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opérer"?
"opérer" is spelled O-P-É-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.pe.ʁe\.
What does "opérer" mean?
As a verb, "opérer" means: Accomplir une œuvre ; produire un effet ; agir.
What words are commonly confused with "opérer"?
"opérer" is commonly confused with "opter", "opère", "opera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "opérer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opérer" is \ɔ.pe.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opérer" come from?
"opérer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "opérer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poèmes#6,870menées#6,850marais#6,846Lionel#6,843

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

rejeté9 variantsressent9 variantsglisser9 variantssupposé9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list