occitano

/ok.si.ˈtã.nu/

//ok.si.ˈtã.nu// adj

The verdict

“occitano” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,913 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,913
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relacionado à região da Occitânia, ao sul da França

Corpus desk

Index PT-occitano · occitano · Portuguese

occitano · rank #52,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,913
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nutriente

Nearest frequency peer: nutriente (-5 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 “occitano”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for occitano
PropertyValue
Headwordoccitano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ok.si.ˈtã.nu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “occitano” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).occitanocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “nutriente” (#52,908), “nie” (#52,906), “parlamentarismo” (#52,920). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “occitano” fica em #52,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

occitano is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,913 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ok.si.ˈtã.nu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

occitano doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is occitano, spelled O-C-C-I-T-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relacionado à região da Occitânia, ao sul da França
  2. 2
    relacionado aos habitantes desta região
  3. 3
    relacionado à língua occitana

Synonyms

occitânico

This word in other languages

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 "occitano"?
"occitano" is spelled O-C-C-I-T-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ok.si.ˈtã.nu/.
What does "occitano" mean?
As an adjective, "occitano" means: relacionado à região da Occitânia, ao sul da França
How do you pronounce "occitano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "occitano" is /ok.si.ˈtã.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "occitano" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list