oclusão

//o.klu.ˈzɐ̃w// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,039

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

oclusão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de ocluir; fechamento Pronounced /o.klu.ˈzɐ̃w/.

Key facts for oclusão
PropertyValue
Headwordoclusão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/o.klu.ˈzɐ̃w/
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,039
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of oclusão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for oclusão is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /o.klu.ˈzɐ̃w/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,039 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for oclusão, with forms such as "colusão", "occlusão", and "ocllusão". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is oclusão, spelled O-C-L-U-S-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de ocluir; fechamento
  2. 2
    obstrução
  3. 3
    capacidade dos metais de adsorver e absorver gases
  4. 4
    obstrução de um canal ou vaso
  5. 5
    o fechamento de algum dos órgãos do trato vocálico (como lábios, arcada dentária, língua, palato, etc.) durante a passagem de ar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: colusão,occlusão,ocllusão,oclsuão,oclusoã,oclussão,ocluãso,oculsão,olcusão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oclusão

Misspelling Variants of "oclusão"

colusão7occlusão8ocllusão8oclsuão7oclusoã7oclussão8ocluãso7oculsão7
Misspelling Variants of "oclusão"

Frequency rank: #48,039 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oclusão"?
"oclusão" is spelled O-C-L-U-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /o.klu.ˈzɐ̃w/.
What does "oclusão" mean?
As a noun, "oclusão" means: ato ou efeito de ocluir; fechamento
What are common misspellings of "oclusão"?
Common misspellings include "colusão", "occlusão", "ocllusão", "oclsuão", "oclusoã". The correct spelling is "oclusão".
How do you pronounce "oclusão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oclusão" is /o.klu.ˈzɐ̃w/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oclusão" come from?
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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.