opt

/ɒpt/

//ɒpt// verb

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The verdict

“opt” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,571 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,571
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

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

Key facts for opt
PropertyValue
Headwordopt
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɒpt/
Letters3
Frequency rank#76,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “opt” 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). opt 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

opt is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,571 among 846 “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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Using “opt”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɒpt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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