Which to use
“obra” and “ópera” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #702
- “obra” frequency rank
- #8,708
- “ópera” frequency rank
- 9410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obra | ópera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho | drama teatral quase inteiramente cantado com acompanhamento de orquestra |
Where the eye mixes obra and ópera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: obra vs ópera
A purely visual mix-up. obra (/ˈɔ.bɾɐ/) and ópera (/ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/) 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 9410, 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/. ópera is at rank #8,708, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/.
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 9410, this pair ranks #64,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obra vs ópera
Shared letters: ar. Private to "obra": bo. Private to "ópera": epó.
"obra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ópera" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- obra ← obar · obbra · obrra · orba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obra" and "ópera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "obra" vs "ópera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "obra" and "ópera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ópera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obra" and "ópera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opala vs ópera". 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 #64,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.