ócio

/ˈɔ.sju/

//ˈɔ.sju// noun

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The verdict

“ócio” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #34,525) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#34,525
frequency rank, Portuguese
17
“Ó” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não ter nada o que fazer

Corpus desk

Index PT-ocio · ócio · Portuguese

ócio · rank #34,525 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,525
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 17
  • PHOTO-FINISH ósseo

Nearest frequency peer: ósseo (+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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “ócio”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “ócio” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

ócio vs oi
25% similar
ócio vs ovo
25% similar
ócio vs oro
25% similar

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

Key facts for ócio
PropertyValue
Headwordócio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔ.sju/
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,525
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “ócio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.óciocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ósseo” (#34,526), “abutre” (#34,532), “Aleixo” (#34,544). Entre 17 lemas com “Ó”, “ócio” fica em #34,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ócio is neighbouring look-alikes ("oi", "ovo", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈɔ.sju/. Frequency #34,525 among 17 “Ó” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for ócio, with forms such as "cóio", "óccio", and "ócoi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oi", "ovo", "oro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ócio, spelled Ó-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    não ter nada o que fazer
  2. 2
    falta de disposição física; preguiça, moleza, mandriice, ociosidade
  3. 3
    tempo livre, desobrigação física; repouso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O ócio é a mãe de todos os vícios.

Synonyms

descansolazerpreguiçarepousovagar

This word in other languages

idleness(English)oisiveté(Français)Muße(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cóio
  • óccio
  • ócoi
  • óico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ócio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cóio2óccio1ócoi2óico2
Edit distance from "ócio"

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 "ócio"?
"ócio" is spelled Ó-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔ.sju/.
What does "ócio" mean?
As a noun, "ócio" means: não ter nada o que fazer
What words are commonly confused with "ócio"?
"ócio" is commonly confused with "oi", "ovo", "oro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ócio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ócio" is /ˈɔ.sju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ócio" come from?
"ócio" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

urdu#34,504task#34,487Atom#34,578seat#34,459

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list