oiticica
/oj.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ/ [oɪ̯.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ]
The verdict
“oiticica” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,118 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,118
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 846
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - árvore da família das rosáceas, Licania rigida, de cujas sementes se extrai óleo usado na fabricação de tintas e vernizes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oiticica |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /oj.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ/ [oɪ̯.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oiticica” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oiticica is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,118 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /oj.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ/ [oɪ̯.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "árvore da família das rosáceas, Licania rigida, de cujas sementes se extrai óleo usado na fabricação de tintas e vernizes".
No misspelling variants are generated for oiticica in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is oiticica, spelled O-I-T-I-C-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1árvore da família das rosáceas, Licania rigida, de cujas sementes se extrai óleo usado na fabricação de tintas e vernizes
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 “oiticica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-I-T-I-C-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /oj.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ/ [oɪ̯.t͡ʃiˈsi.kɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.