Oman
The verdict
“Oman” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,763 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,763
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 846
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Omã
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oman |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #51,763 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oman” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Oman is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,763 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Omã".
No misspelling variants are generated for Oman in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is Oman, spelled O-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1Omã
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Oman”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-M-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.