opaque
/oʊˈpeɪk/
The verdict
“opaque” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - opaco
Corpus desk
Index PT-opaque · opaque · Portuguese
opaque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opaque |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /oʊˈpeɪk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “opaque” em português
Rare enough to double-check
opaque is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /oʊˈpeɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for opaque in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 opaque, spelled O-P-A-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1opaco
- 2fosco
- 3obtuso (sobre vidros)
- 4nebuloso
- 5estúpido
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.