ocasião
/ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/
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
- 846
- “O” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - um tempo específico quando algo aconteceu
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ocasião |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,336 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ocasião” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around ocasião (IPA /ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,336 among 846 “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
- 1um tempo específico quando algo aconteceu
- 2um tempo favorável ou conveniente para se fazer algo
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “ocasião”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-C-A-S-I-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔ.kɐ.ˈzjɐ̃w̃/ (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
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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.