oito
/ˈoj.tu/
The verdict
“oito” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,099) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #1,099
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 846
- “O” headwords
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - número equivalente a sete mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito elementos distintos, representado pelo símbolo 8 (algarismos arábicos) ou VIII (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 | oito |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈoj.tu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,099 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oito” sits in Portuguese frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for oito is neighbouring look-alikes ("ovo", "oro", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced /ˈoj.tu/. Frequency #1,099 among 846 “O” headwords. Gloss: "número equivalente a sete mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito elementos distintos, representado pelo símbolo 8 (algarismos arábicos) ou VIII (algarismos romanos)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for oito, with forms such as "ioto", "oiot", and "oitto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ovo", "oro", "Ost", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is oito, spelled O-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1número equivalente a sete mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito elementos distintos, representado pelo símbolo 8 (algarismos arábicos) ou VIII (algarismos romanos)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ioto
- oiot
- oitto
- otio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oito - 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 “oito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈoj.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ovo” - see the side-by-side comparison. oito vs ovo
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.