Which to use
“opera” is a noun and “opérée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,210
- “opera” frequency rank
- #18,269
- “opérée” frequency rank
- 35479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opera | opérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opéra. | Féminin singulier de opéré. |
Where the eye mixes opera and opérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses opera with opérée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: opera is \ˈoʊ.pər.ə\ while opérée is \ɔ.pe.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opera is recorded at frequency rank #17,210, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈoʊ.pər.ə\. opérée is at rank #18,269, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.pe.ʁe\.
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 35479, this pair ranks #276,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of opera vs opérée
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "opera": a. Private to "opérée": é.
"opera" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "opérée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- opera ← oepra · opear · operra · oppera · oprea · poera
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "opera" and "opérée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "opera" vs "opérée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "opera" and "opérée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "opera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opera" and "opérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opera vs oserai". 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 #276,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.