ócio
Portuguese, noun/ˈɔ.sju/
ócio is spelled Ó-C-I-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,194th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ócio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “idleness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “não ter nada o que fazer”.
What does ócio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineidleness
- 2
masculineleisure
- 3
masculinelaziness
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. não ter nada o que fazer 2. falta de disposição física; preguiça, moleza, mandriice, ociosidade 3. tempo livre, desobrigação física; repouso
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ócio
- ócios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ócio?
- Brazil /ˈɔ.sju/
- Portugal /ˈɔ.sju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ócio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ócio in Portuguese?
ócio appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).