Which to use
“opérée” is an adjective and “opérer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,269
- “opérée” frequency rank
- #6,861
- “opérer” frequency rank
- 25130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opérée | opérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de opéré. | Accomplir une œuvre ; produire un effet ; agir. |
Same sound, different letters: opérée vs opérer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - opérée / opérer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: opérée and opérer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɔ.pe.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opérée is recorded at frequency rank #18,269, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.pe.ʁe\. opérer is at rank #6,861, tagged as averb, 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 25130, this pair ranks #342,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of opérée vs opérer
Shared letters: eopré. Private to "opérée": -. Private to "opérer": -.
"opérée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "opérer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
"opérée" and "opérer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "opérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opérée" and "opérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opérée vs outrée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #342,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.