olmo

/ˈoɫ.mu/

//ˈoɫ.mu// noun

The verdict

“olmo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #51,233 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,233
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome genérico de árvores de várias espécies do gênero Ulmus L., família Ulmaceae; são grandes árvores nativas na Europa (sobretudo Ulmus minor, nativo da Península Ibérica), alcançando os 30 metros...

Key facts for olmo
PropertyValue
Headwordolmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈoɫ.mu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “olmo” 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). olmo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for olmo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈoɫ.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,233 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nome genérico de árvores de várias espécies do gênero Ulmus L., família Ulmaceae; são grandes árvores nativas na Europa (sobretudo Ulmus minor, nativo da Península Ibérica), alcançando os 30 metros...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for olmo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is olmo, spelled O-L-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome genérico de árvores de várias espécies do gênero Ulmus L., família Ulmaceae; são grandes árvores nativas na Europa (sobretudo Ulmus minor, nativo da Península Ibérica), alcançando os 30 metros de altura

Synonyms

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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 "olmo"?
"olmo" is spelled O-L-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈoɫ.mu/.
What does "olmo" mean?
As a noun, "olmo" means: nome genérico de árvores de várias espécies do gênero Ulmus L., família Ulmaceae; são grandes árvores nativas na Europa (sobretudo Ulmus minor, nativo da Península Ibérica), alcançando os 30 metros...
How do you pronounce "olmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olmo" is /ˈoɫ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olmo" come from?
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Using “olmo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-L-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈoɫ.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list