óperavsoraWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ópera is a noun, ora is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ópera” is a noun and “ora” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,708
“ópera” frequency rank
#2,489
“ora” frequency rank
11197
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ópera ora
Definition drama teatral quase inteiramente cantado com acompanhamento de orquestra agora

Letter map: ópera vs ora

Shared letters muted; letters that set ópera and ora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
ópera
3 ch
ora

Part-of-speech tell for ópera / ora

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ópera is anoun and oraanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ópera is recorded at frequency rank #8,708, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/. ora is at rank #2,489, tagged as anadv.

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 11197, this pair ranks #61,717 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ópera vs ora

Shared letters: ar. Private to "ópera": epó. Private to "ora": o.

"ópera" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "ora" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ópera" and "ora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ópera" is a noun and "ora" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ópera" vs "ora" - which ranks higher?
"ora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,489 in our Portuguese list, against #8,708 for "ópera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ópera" and "ora".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ópera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,717 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ópera" and "ora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ora". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #61,717 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list