obséquio

/ɔb.ˈzɛ.kju/

//ɔb.ˈzɛ.kju// noun

The verdict

“obséquio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,721 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,721
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-obsequio · obséquio · Portuguese

obséquio · rank #63,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,721
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH OPI

Nearest frequency peer: OPI (+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 “obséquio”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obséquio
PropertyValue
Headwordobséquio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔb.ˈzɛ.kju/
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,721
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “obséquio” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).obséquiocai 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: “OPI” (#63,725), “nobis” (#63,712), “neuronal” (#63,710). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “obséquio” fica em #63,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obséquio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,721 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔb.ˈzɛ.kju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "favor".

No misspelling variants are generated for obséquio in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is obséquio, spelled O-B-S-É-Q-U-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    favor

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 "obséquio"?
"obséquio" is spelled O-B-S-É-Q-U-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔb.ˈzɛ.kju/.
What does "obséquio" mean?
As a noun, "obséquio" means: favor
How do you pronounce "obséquio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obséquio" is /ɔb.ˈzɛ.kju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obséquio" come from?
"obséquio" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "obséquio", 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