opposer

\ɔ.po.ze\

/\ɔ.po.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“opposer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,373
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre une chose vis-à-vis d’une autre, ou en placer plusieurs de manière à faire contraste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-opposer · opposer · French

opposer · rank #5,373 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,373
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH oeuvres

Nearest frequency peer: oeuvres (-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 « opposer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « opposer » 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).

opposer vs opposera
88% similar
opposer vs opposé
71% similar
opposer vs opposa
71% similar

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

Key facts for opposer
PropertyValue
Headwordopposer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.po.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,373
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « opposer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).opposerse 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 « oeuvres » (#5,372), « pantalon » (#5,374), « neutre » (#5,371). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « opposer » est au #5,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around opposer (IPA \ɔ.po.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,373 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for opposer, with forms such as "opopser", "oposer", and "oppoesr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "opposera", "opposé", "opposa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is opposer, spelled O-P-P-O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre une chose vis-à-vis d’une autre, ou en placer plusieurs de manière à faire contraste.
  2. 2
    Placer une chose de manière qu’elle fasse obstacle à une autre.
  3. 3
    Mettre en comparaison, en opposition ou en parallèle.
  4. 4
    Se mettre en opposition face à quelque chose ou à quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Déclarer suivant les formes judiciaires qu’on met empêchement à l’exécution de quelque acte, de quelque arrêt, de quelque formalité de justice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Opposer une fausse porte à la porte d’entrée, un trumeau à une cheminée.
  2. Opposer, dans un tableau, des bruns aux clairs.

This word in other languages

oppose(English)oponer(Español)querlegen(Deutsch)opor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opopser
  • oposer
  • oppoesr
  • opposerr
  • opposre
  • opposser
  • oppsoer
  • poposer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opopser2oposer1oppoesr2opposerr1opposre2opposser1oppsoer2poposer2
Edit distance from "opposer"

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 "opposer"?
"opposer" is spelled O-P-P-O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.po.ze\.
What does "opposer" mean?
As a verb, "opposer" means: Mettre une chose vis-à-vis d’une autre, ou en placer plusieurs de manière à faire contraste.
What words are commonly confused with "opposer"?
"opposer" is commonly confused with "opposera", "opposé", "opposa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "opposer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opposer" is \ɔ.po.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opposer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

oeuvres#5,372nerveux#5,370pasteur#5,376planche#5,379

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

neutre8 variantsparcs8 variantsmineur8 variantsperds8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list