opressão

/ɔ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɔ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“opressão” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,119
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de oprimir

Corpus desk

Index PT-opressao · opressão · Portuguese

opressão · rank #12,119 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,119
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH obsessão

Nearest frequency peer: obsessão (-3 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 “opressão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “opressão” 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).

opressão vs obsessão
75% similar

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

Key facts for opressão
PropertyValue
Headwordopressão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,119
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “opressão”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “obsessão” (#12,116), “paro” (#12,123), “percentual” (#12,124). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “opressão” fica em #12,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around opressão (IPA /ɔ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,119 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for opressão, with forms such as "operssão", "oppressão", and "opressoã". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "obsessão", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is opressão, spelled O-P-R-E-S-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de oprimir
  2. 2
    dificuldade de respiração
  3. 3
    incômodo de quem respira mal
  4. 4
    abatimento de forças
  5. 5
    vexame; tirania

This word in other languages

opresión(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • operssão
  • oppressão
  • opressoã
  • opresão
  • opresãso
  • oprressão
  • oprsesão
  • orpessão
  • poressão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opressão - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

operssão2oppressão1opressoã2opresão1opresãso2oprressão1oprsesão2orpessão2
Edit distance from "opressão"

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 "opressão"?
"opressão" is spelled O-P-R-E-S-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "opressão" mean?
As a noun, "opressão" means: ato ou efeito de oprimir
What words are commonly confused with "opressão"?
"opressão" is commonly confused with "obsessão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "opressão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opressão" is /ɔ.pɾɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opressão" come from?
"opressão" 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 "opressão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

obsessão#12,116lamentar#12,093handebol#12,075embarcar#12,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

perícia9 variantsprover9 variantsSomália9 variantshostil9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list