Which to use
“open” is an adjective and “ópera” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,348
- “open” frequency rank
- #8,708
- “ópera” frequency rank
- 12056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | open | ópera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aberto | drama teatral quase inteiramente cantado com acompanhamento de orquestra |
Where the eye mixes open and ópera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: open vs ópera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: open is /ˈəʊ.pən/ while ópera is /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
open is recorded at frequency rank #3,348, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈəʊ.pən/. 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 12056, this pair ranks #60,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of open vs ópera
Shared letters: ep. Private to "open": no. Private to "ópera": aró.
"open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ópera" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- open ← oepn · openn · opne · oppen · poen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "open" and "ópera" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "open" or "ópera" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "open" 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 #60,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "open" 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 #60,646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.