oblivion

/ə'blɪvɪən/

//ə'blɪvɪən// noun

The verdict

“oblivion” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,197 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,197
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - esquecimento, oblívio, oblivião

Corpus desk

Index PT-oblivion · oblivion · Portuguese

oblivion · rank #71,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,197
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nicht

Nearest frequency peer: nicht (-4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “oblivion”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “oblivion” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oblivion
PropertyValue
Headwordoblivion
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ə'blɪvɪən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “oblivion” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).oblivioncai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “nicht” (#71,193), “nalguma” (#71,188), “paginação” (#71,210). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “oblivion” fica em #71,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oblivion is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,197 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ə'blɪvɪən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "esquecimento, oblívio, oblivião".

No generated misspelling entries exist for oblivion in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is oblivion, spelled O-B-L-I-V-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    esquecimento, oblívio, oblivião

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 "oblivion"?
"oblivion" is spelled O-B-L-I-V-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ə'blɪvɪən/.
What does "oblivion" mean?
As a noun, "oblivion" means: esquecimento, oblívio, oblivião
How do you pronounce "oblivion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oblivion" is /ə'blɪvɪən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oblivion" come from?
"oblivion" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list