opinion

\ɔ.pi.njɔ̃\

/\ɔ.pi.njɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“opinion” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,488
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avis que l'on a sur une chose ; jugement de cette chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-opinion · opinion · French

opinion · rank #1,488 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,488
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH objets

Nearest frequency peer: objets (-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 « opinion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « opinion » 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).

opinion vs option
71% similar
opinion vs opinions
88% similar

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

Key facts for opinion
PropertyValue
Headwordopinion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.pi.njɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,488
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « opinion »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « objets » (#1,487), « participer » (#1,489), « mourir » (#1,486). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « opinion » est au #1,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around opinion (IPA \ɔ.pi.njɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,488 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for opinion, with forms such as "oipnion", "opiinon", and "opinino". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "option", "opinions", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is opinion, spelled O-P-I-N-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avis que l'on a sur une chose ; jugement de cette chose.
  2. 2
    L'Opinion : opinion publique.
  3. 3
    Courant de pensée ; mouvance ; tendance sociale, philosophique, politique, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour en revenir aux plaisirs d'opinion, ne sont-ce pas, de tous les plaisirs, ceux qu’on se procure le plus aisément ? […]. L'opinion au contraire se présente d’elle même, il semble qu’on la respire ; et néanmoins elle fait autant et même beaucoup plus pour le bonheur que la connaissance réelle des choses.
  2. Elle est toujours de l’avis de son interlocuteur, car, en fait d’opinions, elle estime que la meilleure, c’est de ne pas en avoir. En tout cas c’est la moins fatigante !

This word in other languages

opinion(English)opinión(Español)Anschauung(Deutsch)opinião(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oipnion
  • opiinon
  • opinino
  • opinionn
  • opinnion
  • opinoin
  • opniion
  • oppinion
  • poinion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opinion - 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.

oipnion2opiinon2opinino2opinionn1opinnion1opinoin2opniion2oppinion1
Edit distance from "opinion"

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 "opinion"?
"opinion" is spelled O-P-I-N-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.pi.njɔ̃\.
What does "opinion" mean?
As a noun, "opinion" means: Avis que l'on a sur une chose ; jugement de cette chose.
What words are commonly confused with "opinion"?
"opinion" is commonly confused with "option", "opinions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "opinion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opinion" is \ɔ.pi.njɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opinion" come from?
"opinion" 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 "opinion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

objets9 variantsretard9 variantssavent9 variantsdéputé9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list