oportuno

/[opoɾˈt̪uno]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,008

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

oportuno is anSpanishadj. It means: Que sucede o se realiza en el momento adecuado. Pronounced [opoɾˈt̪uno]. It ranks #9,008 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with oportunos and Oporto.

Key facts for oportuno
PropertyValue
Headwordoportuno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[opoɾˈt̪uno]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,008
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of oportuno in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for oportuno is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [opoɾˈt̪uno]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,008 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for oportuno, with forms such as "ooprtuno", "oporrtuno", and "oportnuo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "oportunos", "Oporto", "oportuna", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is oportuno, spelled O-P-O-R-T-U-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sucede o se realiza en el momento adecuado.
  2. 2
    Que interviene en forma pertinente o ingeniosa en la conversación.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ooprtuno,oporrtuno,oportnuo,oporttuno,oportunno,oportuon,oporutno,opotruno,opportuno,oprotuno,poortuno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oportuno

Misspelling Variants of "oportuno"

ooprtuno8oporrtuno9oportnuo8oporttuno9oportunno9oportuon8oporutno8opotruno8
Misspelling Variants of "oportuno"

Frequency rank: #9,008 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oportuno"?
"oportuno" is spelled O-P-O-R-T-U-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [opoɾˈt̪uno].
What does "oportuno" mean?
As an adj, "oportuno" means: Que sucede o se realiza en el momento adecuado.
What words are commonly confused with "oportuno"?
"oportuno" is commonly confused with "oportunos", "Oporto", "oportuna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oportuno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oportuno" is [opoɾˈt̪uno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oportuno" come from?
"oportuno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.