obsceno

adj

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The verdict

“obsceno” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,289
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que afeta a moral comum de uma sociedade, podendo ser um ato, palavra, etc

Corpus desk

Index PT-obsceno · obsceno · Portuguese

obsceno · rank #32,289 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,289
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nutrir

Nearest frequency peer: nutrir (-2 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 “obsceno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “obsceno” 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).

obsceno vs obscuro
71% similar

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

Key facts for obsceno
PropertyValue
Headwordobsceno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,289
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “obsceno”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.obscenocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nutrir” (#32,287), “oncologia” (#32,293), “noble” (#32,283). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “obsceno” fica em #32,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around obsceno, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,289 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for obsceno, with forms such as "bosceno", "obbsceno", and "obcseno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "obscuro", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is obsceno, spelled O-B-S-C-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que afeta a moral comum de uma sociedade, podendo ser um ato, palavra, etc
  2. 2
    diz-se de pessoa que prefere ou escreve obscenidade; pornofônico

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A obra de Pier Paolo Pasolini foi considerada obscena por muitos.

Synonyms

perversoimoralimpudicoimpuroindecenteindecorososórdido

Antonyms

castodecentedecorosodignofesceninohonestopuro

This word in other languages

obscene(English)obsceno(Español)obscène(Français)obszön(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bosceno
  • obbsceno
  • obcseno
  • obscceno
  • obscenno
  • obsceon
  • obscneo
  • obsecno
  • obssceno
  • osbceno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obsceno - 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.

bosceno2obbsceno1obcseno2obscceno1obscenno1obsceon2obscneo2obsecno2
Edit distance from "obsceno"

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 "obsceno"?
"obsceno" is spelled O-B-S-C-E-N-O.
What does "obsceno" mean?
As an adjective, "obsceno" means: que afeta a moral comum de uma sociedade, podendo ser um ato, palavra, etc
What words are commonly confused with "obsceno"?
"obsceno" is commonly confused with "obscuro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "obsceno" come from?
"obsceno" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

negrito#32,281narciso#32,276matarem#32,255matagal#32,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rotunda10 variantssecagem10 variantssplash10 variantsescorrer10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list