óbvio

adj

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The verdict

“óbvio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,653
frequency rank, Portuguese
17
“Ó” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fácil de entender, intuitivo, lógico, evidente:

Corpus desk

Index PT-obvio · óbvio · Portuguese

óbvio · rank #3,653 · 6 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,653
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 17
  • PHOTO-FINISH achava

Nearest frequency peer: achava (+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 “óbvio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “óbvio” 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).

óbvio vs ovo
40% similar
óbvio vs ódio
60% similar
óbvio vs ócio
60% similar

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

Key facts for óbvio
PropertyValue
Headwordóbvio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,653
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “óbvio”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).óbviocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “achava” (#3,655), “adulto” (#3,656), “agradável” (#3,657). Entre 17 lemas com “Ó”, “óbvio” fica em #3,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around óbvio, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,653 among 17 “Ó” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fácil de entender, intuitivo, lógico, evidente:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for óbvio, with forms such as "bóvio", "óbbvio", and "óbivo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ovo", "ódio", "ócio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 óbvio, spelled Ó-B-V-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fácil de entender, intuitivo, lógico, evidente:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. É óbvio que a fome atinge apenas os menos poderosos.

This word in other languages

obvio(Español)évident(Français)offensichtlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bóvio
  • óbbvio
  • óbivo
  • óbvoi
  • óbvvio
  • óvbio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of óbvio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bóvio2óbbvio1óbivo2óbvoi2óbvvio1óvbio2
Edit distance from "óbvio"

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 "óbvio"?
"óbvio" is spelled Ó-B-V-I-O.
What does "óbvio" mean?
As an adjective, "óbvio" means: fácil de entender, intuitivo, lógico, evidente:
What words are commonly confused with "óbvio"?
"óbvio" is commonly confused with "ovo", "ódio", "ócio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "óbvio" come from?
"óbvio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baile#3,664bolso#3,667bunda#3,668meter#3,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

that6 variantsstar6 variantsroubo6 variantsassume6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list