opposite

noun

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The verdict

“opposite” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,570 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,570
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - oposto, contrário

Key facts for opposite
PropertyValue
Headwordopposite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “opposite” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). opposite lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opposite is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,570 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oposto, contrário".

opposite has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is opposite, spelled O-P-P-O-S-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    oposto, contrário

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 "opposite"?
"opposite" is spelled O-P-P-O-S-I-T-E.
What does "opposite" mean?
As a noun, "opposite" means: oposto, contrário
What language does "opposite" come from?
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Using “opposite”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-P-P-O-S-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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