oco

/ˈo.ku/

//ˈo.ku// adj

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The verdict

“oco” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #27,951 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#27,951
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não tem miolo

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

oco vs os
33% similar
oco vs ou
33% similar
oco vs oi
33% similar

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

Key facts for oco
PropertyValue
Headwordoco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈo.ku/
Letters3
Frequency rank#27,951
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oco” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oco lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for oco is 3 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈo.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,951 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for oco in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "os", "ou", "oi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is oco, spelled O-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não tem miolo
  2. 2
    vazio
  3. 3
    escavado
  4. 4
    fútil

This word in other languages

hollow(English)hueco(Español)creux(Français)hohl(Deutsch)

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 "oco"?
"oco" is spelled O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈo.ku/.
What does "oco" mean?
As an adjective, "oco" means: que não tem miolo
What words are commonly confused with "oco"?
"oco" is commonly confused with "os", "ou", "oi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oco" is /ˈo.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oco" come from?
"oco" 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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Using “oco”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈo.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “os” - see the side-by-side comparison. oco vs os
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list