oculista
The verdict
“oculista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,673 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,673
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 846
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - especialista na confecção de óculos e lentes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oculista |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,673 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oculista” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oculista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,673 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for oculista in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is oculista, spelled O-C-U-L-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1especialista na confecção de óculos e lentes
- 2optometrista
- 3oftalmologista
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “oculista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-C-U-L-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.