ocultar

/ɔ.kuɫ.ˈtaɾ/

//ɔ.kuɫ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“ocultar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,869
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não deixar ver; não mostrar; não revelar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ocultar · ocultar · Portuguese

ocultar · rank #15,869 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,869
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordinária

Nearest frequency peer: ordinária (+2 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 “ocultar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocultar” 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).

ocultar vs ocupar
71% similar
ocultar vs oculto
71% similar
ocultar vs ocular
86% similar

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

Key facts for ocultar
PropertyValue
Headwordocultar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɔ.kuɫ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,869
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ocultar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ocultarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ordinária” (#15,871), “organizacional” (#15,872), “modelagem” (#15,862). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ocultar” fica em #15,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ocultar (IPA /ɔ.kuɫ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,869 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocultar, with forms such as "coultar", "occultar", and "oclutar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ocupar", "oculto", "ocular", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ocultar, spelled O-C-U-L-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    não deixar ver; não mostrar; não revelar
  2. 2
    calar; disfarçar; dissimular; encobrir; esconder; guardar; sonegar; tapar;
  3. 3
    esconder-se; retrair-se

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coultar
  • occultar
  • oclutar
  • oculatr
  • oculltar
  • ocultarr
  • ocultra
  • oculttar
  • ocutlar
  • oucltar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

coultar2occultar1oclutar2oculatr2oculltar1ocultarr1ocultra2oculttar1
Edit distance from "ocultar"

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 "ocultar"?
"ocultar" is spelled O-C-U-L-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.kuɫ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "ocultar" mean?
As a verb, "ocultar" means: não deixar ver; não mostrar; não revelar
What words are commonly confused with "ocultar"?
"ocultar" is commonly confused with "ocupar", "oculto", "ocular". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocultar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocultar" is /ɔ.kuɫ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocultar" come from?
"ocultar" 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 "ocultar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Peixoto#15,881piranha#15,885revisar#15,915severas#15,927

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dormido10 variantsdespesa10 variantsarqueiro10 variantsursinho10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list