obnóxio

/ɔ.bˈnɔ.ksju/

//ɔ.bˈnɔ.ksju// adj

The verdict

“obnóxio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desprezível

Corpus desk

Index PT-obnoxio · obnóxio · Portuguese

obnóxio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for obnóxio
PropertyValue
Headwordobnóxio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɔ.bˈnɔ.ksju/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “obnóxio” em português

obnóxiofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obnóxio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɔ.bˈnɔ.ksju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "desprezível".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for obnóxio, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is obnóxio, spelled O-B-N-Ó-X-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    desprezível

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 26 poetas hoje

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obnóxio"?
"obnóxio" is spelled O-B-N-Ó-X-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.bˈnɔ.ksju/.
What does "obnóxio" mean?
As an adjective, "obnóxio" means: desprezível
How do you pronounce "obnóxio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obnóxio" is /ɔ.bˈnɔ.ksju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obnóxio" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list