oficioso

adj

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The verdict

“oficioso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,172 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,172
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que costuma prestar serviços, que se empenha em ser útil; serviçal, prestável, prestante, obsequioso

Key facts for oficioso
PropertyValue
Headwordoficioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oficioso” 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). oficioso lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oficioso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,172 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

oficioso doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is oficioso, spelled O-F-I-C-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que costuma prestar serviços, que se empenha em ser útil; serviçal, prestável, prestante, obsequioso
  2. 2
    destituído de interesses ou lucros; desinteressado, gratuito
  3. 3
    que não tem caráter oficial, mas emana de fontes oficiais
  4. 4
    que, embora sem caráter oficial, é complacente com o governo (diz-se de publicação)
  5. 5
    diz-se do advogado que, sem procuração do réu, é encarregado da defesa deste pelo presidente do tribunal

Antonyms

inoficioso

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 "oficioso"?
"oficioso" is spelled O-F-I-C-I-O-S-O.
What does "oficioso" mean?
As an adjective, "oficioso" means: que costuma prestar serviços, que se empenha em ser útil; serviçal, prestável, prestante, obsequioso
What language does "oficioso" come from?
"oficioso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “oficioso”

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

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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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