oitenta
/oj.ˈtẽ.tɐ/
The verdict
“oitenta” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,224
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 846
- “O” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - número equivalente a oito dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 80 (algarismos arábicos) ou LXXX (algarismos romanos)
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 | oitenta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | /oj.ˈtẽ.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oitenta” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around oitenta (IPA /oj.ˈtẽ.tɐ/), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #9,224 among 846 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "número equivalente a oito dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 80 (algarismos arábicos) ou LXXX (algarismos romanos)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for oitenta, with forms such as "iotenta", "oietnta", and "oitenat". 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, "ostentar", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is oitenta, spelled O-I-T-E-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1número equivalente a oito dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 80 (algarismos arábicos) ou LXXX (algarismos romanos)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iotenta
- oietnta
- oitenat
- oitennta
- oitentta
- oitetna
- oitneta
- oittenta
- otienta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oitenta - 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 “oitenta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-I-T-E-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /oj.ˈtẽ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ostentar” - see the side-by-side comparison. oitenta vs ostentar
- 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.