obeso

//ɔ.ˈbe.zu// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,137

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

obeso is anPortugueseadj. It means: diz-se do indivíduo excessivamente gordo e com o ventre proeminente Pronounced /ɔ.ˈbe.zu/. Often confused with óleo and osso.

Key facts for obeso
PropertyValue
Headwordobeso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ɔ.ˈbe.zu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,137
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of obeso in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for obeso is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔ.ˈbe.zu/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,137 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "diz-se do indivíduo excessivamente gordo e com o ventre proeminente".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for obeso, with forms such as "boeso", "obbeso", and "obeos". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "óleo", "osso", "óbvio", 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 Portuguese form is obeso, spelled O-B-E-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se do indivíduo excessivamente gordo e com o ventre proeminente

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: boeso,obbeso,obeos,obesso,obseo,oebso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obeso

Misspelling Variants of "obeso"

boeso5obbeso6obeos5obesso6obseo5oebso5
Misspelling Variants of "obeso"

Frequency rank: #36,137 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obeso"?
"obeso" is spelled O-B-E-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.ˈbe.zu/.
What does "obeso" mean?
As an adj, "obeso" means: diz-se do indivíduo excessivamente gordo e com o ventre proeminente
What words are commonly confused with "obeso"?
"obeso" is commonly confused with "óleo", "osso", "óbvio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obeso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obeso" is /ɔ.ˈbe.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obeso" come from?
"obeso" is a Portuguese 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.