oferta
/ɔ.ˈfɛɾ.tɐ/
The verdict
“oferta” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,526 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,526
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - efeito ou ato de ofertar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oferta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔ.ˈfɛɾ.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oferta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for oferta is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔ.ˈfɛɾ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,526 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for oferta, with forms such as "foerta", "oefrta", and "oferat". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ópera", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is oferta, spelled O-F-E-R-T-A.
Definition
- 1efeito ou ato de ofertar
- 2oblação, oblata, ofertório
- 3brinde
- 4quantidade de bens ou serviços oferecidos à venda
- 5preço de determinado material ou serviço
- 6redução em preço de produto
- 7proposta feita por alguém que compra ou troca
- 8doação feita por religiosos em atos litúrgicos
- 9soma dos produtos ou serviços oferecidos no mercado
- 10estrofe final, geralmente com metade dos versos das anteriores, em que se faz o pedido ou a dedicatória do poema; ofertório ou oferenda
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: foerta,oefrta,oferat,oferrta,ofertta,ofetra,offerta,ofreta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oferta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “oferta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-F-E-R-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔ.ˈfɛɾ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ópera” - see the side-by-side comparison. oferta vs ópera
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
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.