Which to use
“opus” and “ors” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,746
- “opus” frequency rank
- #32,509
- “ors” frequency rank
- 41255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opus | ors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indication utilisée pour désigner un morceau de musique répertorié par un numéro dans l’œuvre complète d’un compositeur. | Pluriel de or. |
Where the eye mixes opus and ors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses opus with ors
A purely visual mix-up. opus (\ɔ.pys\) and ors (\ɔʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opus is recorded at frequency rank #8,746, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.pys\. ors is at rank #32,509, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ\.
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 41255, this pair ranks #234,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of opus vs ors
Shared letters: os. Private to "opus": pu. Private to "ors": r.
"opus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ors" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- opus ← oppus · opsu · opuss · pous
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "opus" for "ors" ever safe?
Which is more common, "opus" or "ors"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "opus" and "ors" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "opus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opus" and "ors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "och vs ors". 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 #234,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.