opção

//ɔ.ˈpsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,501

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

opção is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato de optar Pronounced /ɔ.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #1,501 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with órgão and optar.

Key facts for opção
PropertyValue
Headwordopção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,501
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of opção in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for opção is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔ.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,501 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for opção, with forms such as "oppção", "opãço", and "opçoã". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "órgão", "optar", "órfão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is opção, spelled O-P-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de optar
  2. 2
    possibilidade de optar
  3. 3
    direito de poder comprar títulos ou ações até uma certa data com um preço predefinido
  4. 4
    o documento que confere uma opção (3)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oppção,opãço,opçoã,oçpão,poção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for opção

Misspelling Variants of "opção"

oppção6opãço5opçoã5oçpão5poção5
Misspelling Variants of "opção"

Frequency rank: #1,501 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opção"?
"opção" is spelled O-P-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "opção" mean?
As a noun, "opção" means: ato de optar
What words are commonly confused with "opção"?
"opção" is commonly confused with "órgão", "optar", "órfão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "opção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opção" is /ɔ.ˈpsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opção" come from?
"opção" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.