opion

\o.pjɔ̃\

/\o.pjɔ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for opion
PropertyValue
Headwordopion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.pjɔ̃\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « opion » en français

opionsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique d’opium.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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 ? »
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opion"?
"opion" is spelled O-P-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \o.pjɔ̃\.
What does "opion" mean?
As a noun, "opion" means: Variante orthographique d’opium.
How do you pronounce "opion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opion" is \o.pjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opion" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list