olho gordo

phrase

The verdict

“olho gordo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inveja

Corpus desk

Index PT-olho-gordo · olho gordo · Portuguese

olho gordo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for olho gordo
PropertyValue
Headwordolho gordo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “olho gordo” em português

olho gordonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

olho gordo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "inveja".

No generated misspelling entries exist for olho gordo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is olho gordo, spelled O-L-H-O- -G-O-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    inveja

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Perto de terminar o mandato, o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pôs a culpa na Justiça, no Ministério Público, nos ambientalistas e nas pessoas de "olho gordo" por deixar no papel boa parte do trecho da ferrovia Transnordestina, projetada para ligar Eliseu Martins, no Piauí, ao Porto de Suape, em Pernambuco.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "olho gordo"?
"olho gordo" is spelled O-L-H-O- -G-O-R-D-O.
What does "olho gordo" mean?
As a phrase, "olho gordo" means: inveja
What language does "olho gordo" come from?
"olho gordo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list