opposition

\ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\

/\ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“opposition” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,368. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,368
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraste dû à la comparaison de deux choses jugées particulièrement différentes, qui s’opposent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-opposition · opposition · French

opposition · rank #1,368 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,368
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ouvre

Nearest frequency peer: ouvre (+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 « opposition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « opposition » 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).

opposition vs oppositions
91% similar

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

Key facts for opposition
PropertyValue
Headwordopposition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,368
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « opposition »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).oppositionse 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 « ouvre » (#1,369), « Nicolas » (#1,366), « pages » (#1,370). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « opposition » est au #1,368. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around opposition (IPA \ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,368 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for opposition, with forms such as "opopsition", "oposition", and "oppoistion". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "oppositions", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is opposition, spelled O-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraste dû à la comparaison de deux choses jugées particulièrement différentes, qui s’opposent.
  2. 2
    Résistance.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des forces politiques adversaires du gouvernement en place.
  4. 4
    Recours judiciaire engagé par une personne contre une décision de justice alors qu’il n’a pas pu se défendre dans le procès ayant abouti à cette décision.
  5. 5
    Aspect d’un corps céleste se trouvant à 180 degrés du Soleil.
  6. 6
    Position respective des rois dans la finale, et en particulier situation dans laquelle les rois sont séparés d’un nombre impair de cases.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La métaphysique tout entière est attachée à la détermination de l’idée d’infini ; il n’est point de difficulté métaphysique qui ne naisse de l’opposition entre le fini et l’infini […]
  2. L’opposition entre le juste et le pécheur, ou le croyant et l’impie, implique qu’aucune entité incroyante ne saurait être tolérée.

Synonyms

antinomie

This word in other languages

opposition(English)Opposition(Deutsch)oposição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opopsition
  • oposition
  • oppoistion
  • opposiiton
  • oppositino
  • oppositionn
  • oppositoin
  • opposittion
  • oppossition
  • oppostiion
  • oppsoition
  • poposition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opposition - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opopsition2oposition1oppoistion2opposiiton2oppositino2oppositionn1oppositoin2opposittion1
Edit distance from "opposition"

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 "opposition"?
"opposition" is spelled O-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "opposition" mean?
As a noun, "opposition" means: Contraste dû à la comparaison de deux choses jugées particulièrement différentes, qui s’opposent.
What words are commonly confused with "opposition"?
"opposition" is commonly confused with "oppositions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "opposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opposition" is \ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opposition" come from?
"opposition" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rencontrer#1,374secrétaire#1,346ressources#1,342magnifique#1,334

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

processus12 variantscontexte12 variantssecondes12 variantscentrale12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list