occitano

/ok.si.ˈtã.nu/

//ok.si.ˈtã.nu// adj

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The verdict

“occitano” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,913 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,913
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relacionado à região da Occitânia, ao sul da França

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)

Where “occitano” 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). occitano 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

occitano is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,913 among 846 “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

Occitan(English)occitano(Español)occitan(Français)okzitanisch(Deutsch)

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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Using “occitano”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-C-C-I-T-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ok.si.ˈtã.nu/ (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

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