ocasionado

adj

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The verdict

“ocasionado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,027 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,027
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - provocado; que possui sua razão ou origem em

Corpus desk

Index PT-ocasionado · ocasionado · Portuguese

ocasionado · rank #54,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,027
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH náufrago

Nearest frequency peer: náufrago (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ocasionado”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ocasionado” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ocasionado
PropertyValue
Headwordocasionado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ocasionado” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “náufrago” (#54,025), “nut” (#54,024), “nivelamento” (#54,022). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ocasionado” fica em #54,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocasionado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,027 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ocasionado, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ocasionado, spelled O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    provocado; que possui sua razão ou origem em
  2. 2
    que foi causado por
  3. 3
    eventual; que tende a acontecer
  4. 4
    que tem a possibilidade de ocorrer ou não
  5. 5
    atrapalhado; repleto de confusão
  6. 6
    sem norte
  7. 7
    transtornado; que está cheio de ódio, fúria e raiva

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Desemprego ocasionado pela crise.

Synonyms

atrapalhadodesorientadodeterminadoeventualmotivadomovidoocasionaltranstornado

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 "ocasionado"?
"ocasionado" is spelled O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-D-O.
What does "ocasionado" mean?
As an adjective, "ocasionado" means: provocado; que possui sua razão ou origem em
What language does "ocasionado" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intercalar#53,943sublimação#54,137fiduciário#53,892arquivista#54,233

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list