Which to use
“obra” is a noun and “opa” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #702
- “obra” frequency rank
- #11,690
- “opa” frequency rank
- 12392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obra | opa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho | acusa o reconhecimento de um pequeno erro |
Letter map: obra vs opa
Shared letters muted; letters that set obra and opa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: obra vs opa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obra is anoun and opaanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obra is recorded at frequency rank #702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/. opa is at rank #11,690, tagged as anintj.
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 12392, this pair ranks #60,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obra vs opa
Shared letters: ao. Private to "obra": br. Private to "opa": p.
"obra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "opa" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- obra ← obar · obbra · obrra · orba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obra" for "opa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "obra" or "opa"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "obra" and "opa".
- Full dictionary entry for "obra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obra" and "opa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs opa". 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 #60,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.