opéras vs opérées, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“opéras” is a noun and “opérées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,630
“opéras” frequency rank: #35,182
“opérées” frequency rank: 58812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	opéras	opérées
Definition	Pluriel de opéra.	Féminin pluriel de opéré.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set opéras and opérées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

opéras

7 ch

opérées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: opéras is \ɔ.pe.ʁa\ while opérées 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 58812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

opéras is recorded at frequency rank #23,630, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.pe.ʁa\. opérées is at rank #35,182, 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 58812, this pair ranks #106,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of opéras vs opérées

Shared letters: oprsé. Private to "opéras": a. Private to "opérées": e.

"opéras" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "opérées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

opéras#23,630

opérées#35,182

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "opéras" and "opérées" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "opéras" is a noun and "opérées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "opéras" or "opérées"?

"opéras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,630 in our French list, against #35,182 for "opérées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering opéras vs opérées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “opéras”; for an adjective, it's “opérées”.
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