olho

/ˈɔ.ʎʊ/

//ˈɔ.ʎʊ// noun

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The verdict

“olho” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,251. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,251
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - órgão, geralmente aos pares, de vários animais responsável pela visão

Corpus desk

Index PT-olho · olho · Portuguese

olho · rank #1,251 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,251
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH memória

Nearest frequency peer: memória (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “olho”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “olho” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

olho vs ovo
50% similar
olho vs oro
50% similar
olho vs ono
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for olho
PropertyValue
Headwordolho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔ.ʎʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,251
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “olho”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.olhocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “memória” (#1,249), “penso” (#1,253), “matéria” (#1,248). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “olho” fica em #1,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around olho (IPA /ˈɔ.ʎʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,251 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for olho, with forms such as "loho", "ohlo", and "olhho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ovo", "oro", "ono", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is olho, spelled O-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    órgão, geralmente aos pares, de vários animais responsável pela visão
  2. 2
    percepção realizada pelo sentido da visão
  3. 3
    habilidade inata ou experiência em determinado campo ou para realizar certa tarefa
  4. 4
    orifício que se forma no queijo ou em outras massas
  5. 5
    furo, na agulha, para a passagem de linhas ou fios
  6. 6
    vão no centro da mó superior de um moinho, por onde passam os grãos
  7. 7
    espaço para inserir o cabo em certas ferramentas
  8. 8
    folhas que compõem o miolo de determinadas hortaliças
  9. 9
    olho-d'água
  10. 10
    janela ou abertura em forma de círculo ou elipse, na parede ou no teto, com funções de iluminação e ventilação
  11. 11
    parte visível de plantas em estágio inicial de desenvolvimento, geralmente consistindo de um caule em crescimento e folhas
  12. 12
    região localizada no centro de um ciclone tropical forte, onde as condições climáticas são amenas
  13. 13
    breve texto que serve para destacar um assunto relacionado à matéria principal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ele feriu as costas e sofreu cortes no rosto que lhe custou a vista do seu olho direito.
  2. Contada de forma limitada em terceira pessoa através dos olhos de algumas personagens, a história passa-se em um mundo fictício.

Synonyms

perspicáciasagacidadeburacoóculoolho de boibrotogemarebento

This word in other languages

eye(English)ojo(Español)œil(Français)Auge(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • loho
  • ohlo
  • olhho
  • ollho
  • oloh

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of olho - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

loho2ohlo2olhho1ollho1oloh2
Edit distance from "olho"

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 "olho"?
"olho" is spelled O-L-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔ.ʎʊ/.
What does "olho" mean?
As a noun, "olho" means: órgão, geralmente aos pares, de vários animais responsável pela visão
What words are commonly confused with "olho"?
"olho" is commonly confused with "ovo", "oro", "ono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "olho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olho" is /ˈɔ.ʎʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olho" come from?
"olho" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lixo#1,246quis#1,256leve#1,245bola#1,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

loja5 variantsvice5 variantsruim5 variantsvila5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list