omoplata

/ɔ.mɔ.ˈpla.tɐ/

//ɔ.mɔ.ˈpla.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“omoplata” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,299 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,299
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que escápula

Corpus desk

Index PT-omoplata · omoplata · Portuguese

omoplata · rank #90,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,299
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nominativo

Nearest frequency peer: nominativo (-13 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 “omoplata”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for omoplata
PropertyValue
Headwordomoplata
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.mɔ.ˈpla.tɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “omoplata” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).omoplatacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “nominativo” (#90,286), “namorador” (#90,273), “percalço” (#90,332). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “omoplata” fica em #90,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

omoplata is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,299 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔ.mɔ.ˈpla.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for omoplata, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is omoplata, spelled O-M-O-P-L-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que escápula
  2. 2
    golpe de Jiu Jitsu em que é feita uma torção com as pernas e com os braços, no braço do adversário, torcendo-se o osso com o mesmo nome

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 26 poetas hoje

Synonyms

escápula

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); 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 "omoplata"?
"omoplata" is spelled O-M-O-P-L-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.mɔ.ˈpla.tɐ/.
What does "omoplata" mean?
As a noun, "omoplata" means: o mesmo que escápula
How do you pronounce "omoplata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "omoplata" is /ɔ.mɔ.ˈpla.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "omoplata" come from?
"omoplata" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list