observatório

/observa'tɔriu/

//observa'tɔriu// noun

The verdict

“observatório” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,055
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - local onde são feitas observações astronômicas

Corpus desk

Index PT-observatorio · observatório · Portuguese

observatório · rank #7,055 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,055
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH orelha

Nearest frequency peer: orelha (+3 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 “observatório”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “observatório” 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
Key facts for observatório
PropertyValue
Headwordobservatório
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/observa'tɔriu/
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,055
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “observatório”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.observatóriocai 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 “orelha” (#7,058), “mobilização” (#7,051), “orquestra” (#7,059). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “observatório” fica em #7,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around observatório (IPA /observa'tɔriu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,055 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for observatório, with forms such as "boservatório", "obbservatório", and "obesrvatório". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is observatório, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-Ó-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    local onde são feitas observações astronômicas
  2. 2
    mirante

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boservatório
  • obbservatório
  • obesrvatório
  • obseravtório
  • obserrvatório
  • observatróio
  • observattório
  • observatóiro
  • observatóroi
  • observatórrio
  • observaótrio
  • observtaório
  • observvatório
  • obsevratório
  • obsrevatório
  • obsservatório
  • osbervatório

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of observatório - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

boservatório2obbservatório1obesrvatório2obseravtório2obserrvatório1observatróio2observattório1observatóiro2
Edit distance from "observatório"

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 "observatório"?
"observatório" is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-Ó-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /observa'tɔriu/.
What does "observatório" mean?
As a noun, "observatório" means: local onde são feitas observações astronômicas
What are common misspellings of "observatório"?
Common misspellings include "boservatório", "obbservatório", "obesrvatório", "obseravtório", "obserrvatório". The correct spelling is "observatório".
How do you pronounce "observatório"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "observatório" is /observa'tɔriu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "observatório" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list