opion
\o.pjɔ̃\
The verdict
“opion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique d’opium.
Corpus desk
Index FR-opion · opion · French
opion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o.pjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « opion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
opion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.pjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique d’opium.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for opion, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is opion, spelled O-P-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique d’opium.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how opion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Juin, le vieux qui sucre des fraises à l’Académie française ? Thomazo, le nez de cuir en carton ? Salan, la tête de pipe d’opion ? Massu qu’il est tellement tchoutche qu’i paraît qu’à l’école, les professeurs i disaient : « Il a compris Massu ? Alors on peut continuer ? »
Déjà les bêtes serpentines, Qui de ses trois têtes canines Sont les barbes et l’ornement, Se dressaient effroyablement, Mais la vierge, bien avisée, D’une ample soupe, composée De miel et de fort opion, Lui fit une collation.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.