ocasião

/ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/

//ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“ocasião” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,336. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,336
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um tempo específico quando algo aconteceu

Corpus desk

Index PT-ocasiao · ocasião · Portuguese

ocasião · rank #2,336 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,336
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH objeto

Nearest frequency peer: objeto (-1 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 “ocasião”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocasião” 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 ocasião
PropertyValue
Headwordocasião
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,336
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ocasião”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ocasiãocai 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 “objeto” (#2,335), “passe” (#2,337), “método” (#2,334). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ocasião” fica em #2,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ocasião (IPA /ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,336 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocasião, with forms such as "coasião", "oacsião", and "ocaisão". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 ocasião, spelled O-C-A-S-I-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    um tempo específico quando algo aconteceu
  2. 2
    um tempo favorável ou conveniente para se fazer algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eles se encontraram em três ocasiões diferentes.
  2. Seu aniversário vai ser uma ocasião perfeita para nos encontrarmos.

This word in other languages

occasion(English)ocasión(Español)occasion(Français)Gelegenheit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coasião
  • oacsião
  • ocaisão
  • ocasioã
  • ocassião
  • ocasãio
  • occasião
  • ocsaião

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

coasião2oacsião2ocaisão2ocasioã2ocassião1ocasãio2occasião1ocsaião2
Edit distance from "ocasião"

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 "ocasião"?
"ocasião" is spelled O-C-A-S-I-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/.
What does "ocasião" mean?
As a noun, "ocasião" means: um tempo específico quando algo aconteceu
What are common misspellings of "ocasião"?
Common misspellings include "coasião", "oacsião", "ocaisão", "ocasioã", "ocassião". The correct spelling is "ocasião".
How do you pronounce "ocasião"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocasião" is /ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocasião" come from?
"ocasião" 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 "ocasião", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

privada#2,344assumir#2,352cheguei#2,310decidir#2,367

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

objeto8 variantsmétodo8 variantsFelipe8 variantsescala8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list