ocho

/ˈotʃo/

//ˈotʃo// num

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The verdict

“ocho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,672 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,672
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-ocho · ocho · Portuguese

ocho · rank #65,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,672
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH oculista

Nearest frequency peer: oculista (+1 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 “ocho”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ocho
PropertyValue
Headwordocho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈotʃo/
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ocho” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ochocai 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: “oculista” (#65,673), “nódoa” (#65,670), “noviciado” (#65,669). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ocho” fica em #65,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,672 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed /ˈotʃo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oito".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ocho in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ocho, spelled O-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    oito

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 "ocho"?
"ocho" is spelled O-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈotʃo/.
What does "ocho" mean?
As a numeral, "ocho" means: oito
How do you pronounce "ocho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocho" is /ˈotʃo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocho" come from?
"ocho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

muna#65,653mamo#65,621loto#65,616urbs#65,888

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list