ocre

/ˈɔ.kɾɨ/

//ˈɔ.kɾɨ// adj

The verdict

“ocre” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,093 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,093
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - da cor da terra

Corpus desk

Index PT-ocre · ocre · Portuguese

ocre · rank #58,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,093
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH ocaso

Nearest frequency peer: ocaso (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ocre”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ocre” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ocre
PropertyValue
Headwordocre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɔ.kɾɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ocre” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ocrecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ocaso” (#58,092), “organizo” (#58,101), “Neptuno” (#58,082). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ocre” fica em #58,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocre is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,093 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɔ.kɾɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "da cor da terra".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ocre in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ocre, spelled O-C-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    da cor da terra

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 "ocre"?
"ocre" is spelled O-C-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔ.kɾɨ/.
What does "ocre" mean?
As an adjective, "ocre" means: da cor da terra
How do you pronounce "ocre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocre" is /ˈɔ.kɾɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocre" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list