operária

noun

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The verdict

“operária” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,659
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mulher que trabalha em fábrica, indústria ou em atividades manuais mediante salário

Corpus desk

Index PT-operaria · operária · Portuguese

operária · rank #18,659 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,659
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nublado

Nearest frequency peer: nublado (-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 “operária”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “operária” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

operária vs operário
88% similar
operária vs operar
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for operária
PropertyValue
Headwordoperária
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,659
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “operária”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nublado” (#18,657), “nirvana” (#18,655), “Museum” (#18,653). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “operária” fica em #18,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around operária, anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,659 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for operária, with forms such as "oeprária", "operráia", and "operrária". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "operário", "operar", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is operária, spelled O-P-E-R-Á-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mulher que trabalha em fábrica, indústria ou em atividades manuais mediante salário
  2. 2
    inseto fêmea estéril de certas espécies sociais (como abelhas, formigas e cupims), responsável pelo trabalho na colônia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. As operárias das abelhas são responsáveis pela coleta de néctar e pela manutenção da colmeia

Synonyms

trabalhadora

Antonyms

empresáriapatroaproprietária

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oeprária
  • operráia
  • operrária
  • operáira
  • operárai
  • operárria
  • opeárria
  • opperária
  • opreária
  • poerária

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of operária - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oeprária2operráia2operrária1operáira2operárai2operárria1opeárria2opperária1
Edit distance from "operária"

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 "operária"?
"operária" is spelled O-P-E-R-Á-R-I-A.
What does "operária" mean?
As a noun, "operária" means: Mulher que trabalha em fábrica, indústria ou em atividades manuais mediante salário
What words are commonly confused with "operária"?
"operária" is commonly confused with "operário", "operar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "operária" come from?
"operária" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mostarda#18,649liturgia#18,633infração#18,620gelatina#18,605

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

nublado10 variantsnirvana10 variantspedalar10 variantsmonarca10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list