opacidade

noun

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The verdict

“opacidade” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #43,565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,565
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade ou estado do que é opaco; propriedade de um corpo que impede a passagem da luz

Corpus desk

Index PT-opacidade · opacidade · Portuguese

opacidade · rank #43,565 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,565
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH olhai

Nearest frequency peer: olhai (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “opacidade”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “opacidade” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for opacidade
PropertyValue
Headwordopacidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,565
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “opacidade”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.opacidadecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “olhai” (#43,563), “ornamental” (#43,569), “paisagista” (#43,572). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “opacidade” fica em #43,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around opacidade, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,565 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for opacidade, with forms such as "oapcidade", "opaccidade", and "opacdiade". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is opacidade, spelled O-P-A-C-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade ou estado do que é opaco; propriedade de um corpo que impede a passagem da luz
  2. 2
    sombra intensa e cerrada
  3. 3
    ausência de clareza, transparência ou compreensão

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A opacidade do vidro bloqueava completamente a iluminação externa
  2. A floresta era marcada pela opacidade das copas

Synonyms

embaciamentodensidadeescuridão

Antonyms

clarezatransparência

This word in other languages

opacity(English)opacidad(Español)opacité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oapcidade
  • opaccidade
  • opacdiade
  • opaciadde
  • opacidadde
  • opacidaed
  • opaciddade
  • opaciddae
  • opaicdade
  • opcaidade
  • oppacidade
  • poacidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opacidade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oapcidade2opaccidade1opacdiade2opaciadde2opacidadde1opacidaed2opaciddade1opaciddae2
Edit distance from "opacidade"

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 "opacidade"?
"opacidade" is spelled O-P-A-C-I-D-A-D-E.
What does "opacidade" mean?
As a noun, "opacidade" means: qualidade ou estado do que é opaco; propriedade de um corpo que impede a passagem da luz
What are common misspellings of "opacidade"?
Common misspellings include "oapcidade", "opaccidade", "opacdiade", "opaciadde", "opacidadde". The correct spelling is "opacidade".
What language does "opacidade" come from?
"opacidade" 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 "opacidade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reacender#43,612gorduroso#43,451distensão#43,387angolanas#43,757

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

premente12 variantsinternal12 variantsdragagem12 variantsassombrar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list