obra

//ˈɔ.bɾɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#702

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

obra is aPortuguesenoun. It means: resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho Pronounced /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/. It ranks #702 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with or and olá.

Key facts for obra
PropertyValue
Headwordobra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔ.bɾɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#702
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for obra is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #702 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for obra, with forms such as "obar", "obbra", and "obrra". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "or", "olá", "ora", 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 obra, spelled O-B-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho
  2. 2
    trabalho manual de artista ou artesão
  3. 3
    ação moral
  4. 4
    edifício em construção ou, por extensão, o lugar onde este será erguido
  5. 5
    trabalho intelectual (na literatura, ciência ou artes)
  6. 6
    o conjunto da produção de um artista (pintor, músico, etc.)
  7. 7
    ação ou efeito; causado por
  8. 8
    ato ou efeito de defecar
  9. 9
    toda publicação tipográfica afora os jornais
  10. 10
    pessoa muito bonita
  11. 11
    objetivo a ser atingido

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: obar,obbra,obrra,orba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obra

Misspelling Variants of "obra"

obar4obbra5obrra5orba4
Misspelling Variants of "obra"

Frequency rank: #702 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obra"?
"obra" is spelled O-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/.
What does "obra" mean?
As a noun, "obra" means: resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho
What words are commonly confused with "obra"?
"obra" is commonly confused with "or", "olá", "ora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obra" is /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obra" come from?
"obra" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter O in our Portuguese index:

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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.