opto

/ˈop.toː/.

//ˈop.toː/./ verb

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The verdict

“opto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,308 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,308
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - escolher, selecionar.

Corpus desk

Index PT-opto · opto · Portuguese

opto · rank #59,308 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,308
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordene

Nearest frequency peer: ordene (+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 “opto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for opto
PropertyValue
Headwordopto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈop.toː/.
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,308
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “opto” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).optocai 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: “ordene” (#59,309), “Ovídio” (#59,311), “obscurantismo” (#59,302). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “opto” fica em #59,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,308 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈop.toː/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for opto in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is opto, spelled O-P-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    escolher, selecionar.
  2. 2
    desejar.
  3. 3
    pedir.

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 "opto"?
"opto" is spelled O-P-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈop.toː/..
What does "opto" mean?
As a verb, "opto" means: escolher, selecionar.
How do you pronounce "opto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opto" is /ˈop.toː/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opto" come from?
"opto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

riba#59,382xepa#59,493filó#59,749iglu#59,791

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list