ópera

/ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

//ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ópera” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,708
frequency rank, Portuguese
17
“Ó” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drama teatral quase inteiramente cantado com acompanhamento de orquestra

Corpus desk

Index PT-opera · ópera · Portuguese

ópera · rank #8,708 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,708
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 17
  • PHOTO-FINISH vovó

Nearest frequency peer: vovó (-4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ópera”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ópera” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ópera vs ora
40% similar
ópera vs over
40% similar
ópera vs opor
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ópera
PropertyValue
Headwordópera
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,708
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ópera”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.óperacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vovó” (#8,704), “alarme” (#8,712), “vagina” (#8,702). Entre 17 lemas com “Ó”, “ópera” fica em #8,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ópera (IPA /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,708 among 17 “Ó” headwords. Dominant gloss: "drama teatral quase inteiramente cantado com acompanhamento de orquestra".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ópera, with forms such as "póera", "óepra", and "ópear". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ora", "over", "opor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ópera, spelled Ó-P-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    drama teatral quase inteiramente cantado com acompanhamento de orquestra

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ópera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O troféu, aliás, enterra solenemente a dúvida de seus colegas de Broadway, habitualmente céticos quanto à capacidade de atuar dos que vêm da ópera.

This word in other languages

opera(English)ópera(Español)opéra(Français)oper(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • póera
  • óepra
  • ópear
  • óperra
  • óppera
  • óprea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ópera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

póera2óepra2ópear2óperra1óppera1óprea2
Edit distance from "ópera"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ópera"?
"ópera" is spelled Ó-P-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/.
What does "ópera" mean?
As a noun, "ópera" means: drama teatral quase inteiramente cantado com acompanhamento de orquestra
What words are commonly confused with "ópera"?
"ópera" is commonly confused with "ora", "over", "opor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ópera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ópera" is /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ópera" come from?
"ópera" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ópera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blusa#8,723susto#8,693borda#8,724can't#8,727

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Haiti6 variantsdick6 variantsbody6 variantsadição6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list