opposez

\ɔ.pɔ.ze\

/\ɔ.pɔ.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“opposez” is uncommon French (frequency #66,962 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,962
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de opposer.

Key facts for opposez
PropertyValue
Headwordopposez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.pɔ.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,962
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “opposez” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). opposez lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opposez is uncommon French at frequency #66,962 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɔ.pɔ.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

opposez has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 opposez, spelled O-P-P-O-S-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de opposer.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de 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 "opposez"?
"opposez" is spelled O-P-P-O-S-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.pɔ.ze\.
What does "opposez" mean?
As a verb, "opposez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de opposer.
How do you pronounce "opposez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opposez" is \ɔ.pɔ.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opposez" come from?
"opposez" 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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Using “opposez”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-P-P-O-S-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ.pɔ.ze\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list