Which to use
“opportun” and “opportune” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,430
- “opportun” frequency rank
- #47,487
- “opportune” frequency rank
- 63917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opportun | opportune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est à propos, selon le temps et le lieu. | Féminin singulier de opportun. |
Where the eye mixes opportun and opportune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: opportun vs opportune
A purely visual mix-up. opportun (\ɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃\) and opportune (\ɔ.pɔʁ.tyn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “opportun” sits inside “opportune”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opportun is recorded at frequency rank #16,430, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃\. opportune is at rank #47,487, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.pɔʁ.tyn\.
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 63917, this pair ranks #79,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of opportun vs opportune
Shared letters: noprtu. Private to "opportun": -. Private to "opportune": e.
"opportun" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "opportune" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "opportun" and "opportune" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "opportun" vs "opportune" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "opportun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opportune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opportun" and "opportune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opportune vs opportunité". 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 #79,547 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.