oficiais

noun

The verdict

“oficiais” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,443
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural de oficial

Key facts for oficiais
PropertyValue
Headwordoficiais
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,443
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oficiais” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oficiais lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around oficiais, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,443 among 846 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural de oficial".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for oficiais, with forms such as "foiciais", "ofciiais", and "officiais". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is oficiais, spelled O-F-I-C-I-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de oficial

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • foiciais
  • ofciiais
  • officiais
  • oficaiis
  • oficciais
  • oficiaiss
  • oficiasi
  • oficiias
  • ofiicais
  • oifciais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oficiais - 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.

foiciais2ofciiais2officiais1oficaiis2oficciais1oficiaiss1oficiasi2oficiias2
Edit distance from "oficiais"

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 "oficiais"?
"oficiais" is spelled O-F-I-C-I-A-I-S.
What does "oficiais" mean?
As a noun, "oficiais" means: plural de oficial
What are common misspellings of "oficiais"?
Common misspellings include "foiciais", "ofciiais", "officiais", "oficaiis", "oficciais". The correct spelling is "oficiais".
What language does "oficiais" come from?
"oficiais" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “oficiais”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-F-I-C-I-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list