ocean

/o.səˈæˀn/

//o.səˈæˀn// noun

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The verdict

“ocean” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,873. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,873
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oceano

Corpus desk

Index PT-ocean · ocean · Portuguese

ocean · rank #17,873 · 6 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,873
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH neblina

Nearest frequency peer: neblina (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ocean”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ocean” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ocean vs open
60% similar
ocean vs OTAN
0% similar
ocean vs oceano
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ocean
PropertyValue
Headwordocean
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/o.səˈæˀn/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,873
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ocean”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “neblina” (#17,868), “nau” (#17,867), “patologia” (#17,880). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ocean” fica em #17,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ocean (IPA /o.səˈæˀn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,873 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocean, with forms such as "coean", "ocaen", and "occean". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "open", "OTAN", "oceano", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ocean, spelled O-C-E-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    oceano
  2. 2
    oceano, mar, imensidão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nota: neste sentido, é usado geralmente na forma plural indefinida.

Synonyms

verdenshav

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coean
  • ocaen
  • occean
  • oceann
  • ocena
  • oecan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ocean - 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.

coean2ocaen2occean1oceann1ocena2oecan2
Edit distance from "ocean"

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 "ocean"?
"ocean" is spelled O-C-E-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /o.səˈæˀn/.
What does "ocean" mean?
As a noun, "ocean" means: oceano
What words are commonly confused with "ocean"?
"ocean" is commonly confused with "open", "OTAN", "oceano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocean"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocean" is /o.səˈæˀn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocean" come from?
"ocean" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pingo#17,885model#17,860prego#17,890melão#17,854

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ruivo6 variantsagudo6 variantshippie6 variantsviação6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list