oculista

noun

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The verdict

“oculista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,673 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,673
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - especialista na confecção de óculos e lentes

Corpus desk

Index PT-oculista · oculista · Portuguese

oculista · rank #65,673 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,673
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH ocho

Nearest frequency peer: ocho (-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 “oculista”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oculista
PropertyValue
Headwordoculista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,673
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “oculista” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).oculistacai 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: “ocho” (#65,672), “nódoa” (#65,670), “noviciado” (#65,669). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “oculista” fica em #65,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oculista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,673 among 385 “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

  1. 1
    especialista na confecção de óculos e lentes
  2. 2
    optometrista
  3. 3
    oftalmologista

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how oculista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O oculista não recomenda óculos para crianças pequenas.

This word in other languages

oculist(English)oculista(Español)oculiste(Français)Augenarzt(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 "oculista"?
"oculista" is spelled O-C-U-L-I-S-T-A.
What does "oculista" mean?
As a noun, "oculista" means: especialista na confecção de óculos e lentes
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pratinho#65,727quitação#65,745retículo#65,772semeador#65,807

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list