operário

adj

The verdict

“operário” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,692
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que diz respeito ao operariado:

Corpus desk

Index PT-operario · operário · Portuguese

operário · rank #11,692 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,692
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH opa

Nearest frequency peer: opa (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “operário”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “operário” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

operário vs operativo
67% similar
operário vs operar
63% similar
operário vs operação
63% similar

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

Key facts for operário
PropertyValue
Headwordoperário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,692
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “operário” sits in Portuguese frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).operário lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around operário, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,692 among 385 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que diz respeito ao operariado:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for operário, with forms such as "oeprário", "operráio", and "operrário". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "operativo", "operar", "operação", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 operário, spelled O-P-E-R-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que diz respeito ao operariado:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O trabalho operário é de transformação de matéria-prima.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oeprário
  • operráio
  • operrário
  • operáiro
  • operároi
  • operárrio
  • opeárrio
  • opperário
  • opreário
  • poerário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of operário - 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.

oeprário2operráio2operrário1operáiro2operároi2operárrio1opeárrio2opperário1
Edit distance from "operário"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "operário"?
"operário" is spelled O-P-E-R-Á-R-I-O.
What does "operário" mean?
As an adjective, "operário" means: que diz respeito ao operariado:
What words are commonly confused with "operário"?
"operário" is commonly confused with "operativo", "operar", "operação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "operário" come from?
"operário" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

What to do next

You've looked up "operário". Here's where to go from here.

  • "operário" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "operativo". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #11,692 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list