óbito

noun

The verdict

“óbito” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,997
frequency rank, Portuguese
17
“Ó” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-obito · óbito · Portuguese

óbito · rank #14,997 · 6 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,997
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 17
  • PHOTO-FINISH vacinação

Nearest frequency peer: vacinação (-7 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “óbito”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “óbito” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

óbito vs oito
60% similar
óbito vs ódio
60% similar
óbito vs otto
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for óbito
PropertyValue
Headwordóbito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,997
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “óbito”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).óbitocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vacinação” (#14,990), “acumular” (#15,005), “aleatório” (#15,007). Entre 17 lemas com “Ó”, “óbito” fica em #14,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around óbito, anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,997 among 17 “Ó” headwords. Dominant gloss: "falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for óbito, with forms such as "bóito", "óbbito", and "óbiot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "oito", "ódio", "otto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is óbito, spelled Ó-B-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how óbito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bóito
  • óbbito
  • óbiot
  • óbitto
  • óbtio
  • óibto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of óbito - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bóito2óbbito1óbiot2óbitto1óbtio2óibto2
Edit distance from "óbito"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "óbito"?
"óbito" is spelled Ó-B-I-T-O.
What does "óbito" mean?
As a noun, "óbito" means: falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento
What words are commonly confused with "óbito"?
"óbito" is commonly confused with "oito", "ódio", "otto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "óbito" come from?
"óbito" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "óbito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list