ocorre

verb

The verdict

“ocorre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,857
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ocorrer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ocorre vs Onofre
50% similar
ocorre vs ocorrer
86% similar

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

Key facts for ocorre
PropertyValue
Headwordocorre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,857
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ocorre” 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). ocorre lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ocorre, averb. Corpus frequency is #1,857 among 846 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ocorrer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocorre, with forms such as "coorre", "occorre", and "ocore". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Onofre", "ocorrer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ocorre, spelled O-C-O-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ocorrer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coorre
  • occorre
  • ocore
  • ocorer
  • ocrore
  • oocrre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ocorre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

coorre2occorre1ocore1ocorer2ocrore2oocrre2
Edit distance from "ocorre"

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 "ocorre"?
"ocorre" is spelled O-C-O-R-R-E.
What does "ocorre" mean?
As a verb, "ocorre" means: Terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ocorrer.
What words are commonly confused with "ocorre"?
"ocorre" is commonly confused with "Onofre", "ocorrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ocorre" come from?
"ocorre" 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 “ocorre”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-C-O-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Onofre” - see the side-by-side comparison. ocorre vs Onofre
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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