oficioso

adj

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The verdict

“oficioso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,172 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,172
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que costuma prestar serviços, que se empenha em ser útil; serviçal, prestável, prestante, obsequioso

Corpus desk

Index PT-oficioso · oficioso · Portuguese

oficioso · rank #78,172 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,172
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH olla

Nearest frequency peer: olla (+3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “oficioso”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “oficioso” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oficioso
PropertyValue
Headwordoficioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “oficioso” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).oficiosocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “olla” (#78,175), “ocr” (#78,168), “orquestral” (#78,180). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “oficioso” fica em #78,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oficioso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,172 among 385 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how oficioso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Informação oficiosa

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

narguilé#78,153mambembe#78,107retalhar#78,274sobrevoo#78,324

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list