oligopólio

noun

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The verdict

“oligopólio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,044 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,044
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - forma evoluída de monopólio, no qual um grupo de empresas promove o domínio de determinada oferta de produtos e/ou serviços

Key facts for oligopólio
PropertyValue
Headwordoligopólio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oligopólio” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oligopólio lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oligopólio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,044 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma evoluída de monopólio, no qual um grupo de empresas promove o domínio de determinada oferta de produtos e/ou serviços".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oligopólio, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is oligopólio, spelled O-L-I-G-O-P-Ó-L-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma evoluída de monopólio, no qual um grupo de empresas promove o domínio de determinada oferta de produtos e/ou serviços

This word in other languages

oligopoly(English)oligopolio(Español)oligopole(Français)Oligopol(Deutsch)

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 "oligopólio"?
"oligopólio" is spelled O-L-I-G-O-P-Ó-L-I-O.
What does "oligopólio" mean?
As a noun, "oligopólio" means: forma evoluída de monopólio, no qual um grupo de empresas promove o domínio de determinada oferta de produtos e/ou serviços
What language does "oligopólio" come from?
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Using “oligopólio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-L-I-G-O-P-Ó-L-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list