Which to use
“opus” is a noun and “oui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,746
- “opus” frequency rank
- #132
- “oui” frequency rank
- 8878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opus | oui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indication utilisée pour désigner un morceau de musique répertorié par un numéro dans l’œuvre complète d’un compositeur. | Mot utilisé pour apporter une réponse affirmative ou marquer l'accord sur une proposition. Il s’emploie aussi au début d’une phrase qui ne répond pas à une question exprimée ou au cours d’une phrase, pour marquer ou accentuer le caractère affirmatif de cette phrase. Il s’emploie dans le discours direct en réponse à une interrogation. Il est alors seul ou joint à des adverbes qui renforcent l’affirmation comme certes, vraiment, etc. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set opus and oui apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
opus and oui form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8878, 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\. oui is at rank #132, tagged as anadv, pronounced \wi\.
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 8878, this pair ranks #418,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering opus vs oui
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “opus”; for an adverb, it's “oui”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “opus” entry
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