Which to use
“opt” and “optez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,502
- “opt” frequency rank
- #38,954
- “optez” frequency rank
- 81456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opt | optez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe opter. |
Where the eye mixes opt and optez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. opt runs 3 letters (VCC) against optez's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: opt vs optez
A purely visual mix-up. opt (\ɒpt\) and optez (\ɔp.te\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “opt” sits inside “optez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opt is recorded at frequency rank #42,502, classified as averb, pronounced \ɒpt\. optez is at rank #38,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.te\.
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 81456, this pair ranks #18,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of opt vs optez
Shared letters: opt. Private to "opt": -. Private to "optez": ez.
"opt" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "optez" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- optez ← opetz · opptez · optezz · opttez · optze · otpez · potez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "opt" for "optez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "opt" or "optez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "opt" and "optez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "opt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "optez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opt" and "optez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs opt". 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 #18,706 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.