olmo

/ˈoɫ.mu/

//ˈoɫ.mu// noun

The verdict

“olmo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,233 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,233
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index PT-olmo · olmo · Portuguese

olmo · rank #51,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,233
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH outorgar

Nearest frequency peer: outorgar (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “olmo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “olmo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

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

Cauda longa: rank de “olmo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.olmocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “outorgar” (#51,238), “naja” (#51,215), “peel” (#51,251). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “olmo” fica em #51,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

olmo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,233 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈoɫ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list