Which to use
“omis” and “opus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,266
- “omis” frequency rank
- #8,746
- “opus” frequency rank
- 27012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omis | opus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui n'avait pas été inscrite sur les listes de recrutement de l'armée. | Indication utilisée pour désigner un morceau de musique répertorié par un numéro dans l’œuvre complète d’un compositeur. |
Where the eye mixes omis and opus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between omis and opus
A purely visual mix-up. omis (\ɔ.mi\) and opus (\ɔ.pys\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omis is recorded at frequency rank #18,266, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.mi\. opus is at rank #8,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.pys\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27012, this pair ranks #331,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of omis vs opus
Shared letters: os. Private to "omis": im. Private to "opus": pu.
"omis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "opus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "omis" and "opus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "omis" vs "opus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "omis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omis" and "opus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oim vs omis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #331,540 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.