obus
/ɔ.ˈbuʃ/
The verdict
“obus” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - peça de artilharia semelhante a um canhão ou a um morteiro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obus |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔ.ˈbuʃ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obus” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for obus is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔ.ˈbuʃ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for obus, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 obus, spelled O-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1peça de artilharia semelhante a um canhão ou a um morteiro
- 2projétil explosivo dessa peça
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.
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Using “obus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-B-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔ.ˈbuʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.