óculos

/ˈɔ.ku.luʃ/

//ˈɔ.ku.luʃ// noun

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The verdict

“óculos” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,531
frequency rank, Portuguese
17
“Ó” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lentes colocadas numa armação e usadas em frente aos olhos para corrigir defeitos de visão

Corpus desk

Index PT-oculos · óculos · Portuguese

óculos · rank #3,531 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,531
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 17
  • PHOTO-FINISH adeus

Nearest frequency peer: adeus (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “óculos”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “óculos” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

óculos vs oculto
50% similar
óculos vs oculus
67% similar
óculos vs ocular
50% similar

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

Key facts for óculos
PropertyValue
Headwordóculos
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔ.ku.luʃ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,531
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “óculos”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.óculoscai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “adeus” (#3,532), “Alberto” (#3,533), “avaliar” (#3,534). Entre 17 lemas com “Ó”, “óculos” fica em #3,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around óculos (IPA /ˈɔ.ku.luʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,531 among 17 “Ó” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for óculos, with forms such as "cóulos", "ócculos", and "ócluos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "oculto", "oculus", "ocular", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 óculos, spelled Ó-C-U-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    lentes colocadas numa armação e usadas em frente aos olhos para corrigir defeitos de visão
  2. 2
    forma plural de óculo

This word in other languages

glasses(English)gafas(Español)lunettes(Français)Brille(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cóulos
  • ócculos
  • ócluos
  • ócullos
  • óculoss
  • óculso
  • ócuols
  • óuclos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of óculos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cóulos2ócculos1ócluos2ócullos1óculoss1óculso2ócuols2óuclos2
Edit distance from "óculos"

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 "óculos"?
"óculos" is spelled Ó-C-U-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔ.ku.luʃ/.
What does "óculos" mean?
As a noun, "óculos" means: lentes colocadas numa armação e usadas em frente aos olhos para corrigir defeitos de visão
What words are commonly confused with "óculos"?
"óculos" is commonly confused with "oculto", "oculus", "ocular". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "óculos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "óculos" is /ˈɔ.ku.luʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "óculos" come from?
"óculos" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

urbano#3,526pesado#3,509gastar#3,564gravar#3,567

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

reunir8 variantsautoria8 variantsimenso8 variantsiremos8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list