opposable

\ɔ.pɔ.zabl\

/\ɔ.pɔ.zabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“opposable” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,942. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,942
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être opposé, mis en face, vis-à-vis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-opposable · opposable · French

opposable · rank #41,942 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,942
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ophtalmologie

Nearest frequency peer: ophtalmologie (-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 « opposable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « opposable » 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
Key facts for opposable
PropertyValue
Headwordopposable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.pɔ.zabl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,942
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « opposable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.opposablese 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 « ophtalmologie » (#41,941), « optant » (#41,943), « ontologique » (#41,940). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « opposable » est au #41,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around opposable (IPA \ɔ.pɔ.zabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,942 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for opposable, with forms such as "opopsable", "oposable", and "oppoasble". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is opposable, spelled O-P-P-O-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être opposé, mis en face, vis-à-vis.
  2. 2
    Qui peut être invoqué en recours à une décision.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une partie du corps qui peut être présenté face à une autre.
  4. 4
    Qui peut être avancé pour contredire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Que, d’ailleurs, la continuité de la vie commune, doit suffire pour empêcher qu’un divorce soit opposable aux créanciers, de même qu’elle empêchait jadis une séparation d’avoir effet à l’égard des créanciers.
  2. Dans sa partie consacrée à l’Open Data, ce texte précise que même lorsque les administrations disposent d’un droit de producteur de base de données, elles ne peuvent l’utiliser pour faire obstacle à la libre réutilisation des informations publiques qu’elles produisent. Le droit de propriété continue bien à exister, mais il n’est plus opposable face aux dr…

This word in other languages

opposable(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opopsable
  • oposable
  • oppoasble
  • opposabble
  • opposabel
  • opposablle
  • opposalbe
  • opposbale
  • oppossable
  • oppsoable
  • poposable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opposable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opopsable2oposable1oppoasble2opposabble1opposabel2opposablle1opposalbe2opposbale2
Edit distance from "opposable"

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 "opposable"?
"opposable" is spelled O-P-P-O-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.pɔ.zabl\.
What does "opposable" mean?
As an adjective, "opposable" means: Qui peut être opposé, mis en face, vis-à-vis.
What are common misspellings of "opposable"?
Common misspellings include "opopsable", "oposable", "oppoasble", "opposabble", "opposabel". The correct spelling is "opposable".
How do you pronounce "opposable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opposable" is \ɔ.pɔ.zabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ouvraient#41,946Ouïghours#41,947percevait#41,956nettoient#41,922

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list