opt

/ɒpt/

//ɒpt// verb

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The verdict

“opt” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,571 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,571
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - optar

Corpus desk

Index PT-opt · opt · Portuguese

opt · rank #76,571 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,571
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH opposite

Nearest frequency peer: opposite (-1 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “opt”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “opt” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for opt
PropertyValue
Headwordopt
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɒpt/
Letters3
Frequency rank#76,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “opt” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.optcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “opposite” (#76,570), “ordinariamente” (#76,574), “ombre” (#76,566). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “opt” fica em #76,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opt is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,571 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɒpt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "optar".

opt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is opt, spelled O-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    optar

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 "opt"?
"opt" is spelled O-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɒpt/.
What does "opt" mean?
As a verb, "opt" means: optar
How do you pronounce "opt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opt" is /ɒpt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opt" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

koe#76,473TRC#76,781dak#76,224orm#75,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list