ocasionado

adj

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The verdict

“ocasionado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,027 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,027
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - provocado; que possui sua razão ou origem em

Key facts for ocasionado
PropertyValue
Headwordocasionado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ocasionado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ocasionado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocasionado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,027 among 846 “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

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?
"ocasionado" 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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Using “ocasionado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list