# ontem

> Portuguese word · Adverb · IPA /ˈõ.tɐ̃j̃/ · frequency rank #525

## Definitions
1. no dia anterior ao de hoje
2. período de tempo passado que parece ter ocorrido há pouco tempo

## Easily confused with
- **onze** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ontem-vs-onze)
- **ordem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ontem-vs-ordem)
- **outrem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ontem-vs-outrem)
- **one** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/one-vs-ontem)
- **onde** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/onde-vs-ontem)
- **once** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/once-vs-ontem)
- **obter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/obter-vs-ontem)

## Common misspellings (7)
`notem`, `onetm`, `onntem`, `ontemm`, `ontme`, `onttem`, `otnem`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/ontem