opúsculo

/oˈpus.ku.lu/

//oˈpus.ku.lu// noun

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The verdict

“opúsculo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,372 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,372
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

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

Key facts for opúsculo
PropertyValue
Headwordopúsculo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/oˈpus.ku.lu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “opúsculo” 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). opúsculo 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

opúsculo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,372 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /oˈpus.ku.lu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequena obra".

Zero misspellings are on record for opúsculo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is opúsculo, spelled O-P-Ú-S-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena obra

Synonyms

folhetoimpresso

This word in other languages

opuscule(English)opúsculo(Español)opuscule(Français)

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 "opúsculo"?
"opúsculo" is spelled O-P-Ú-S-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /oˈpus.ku.lu/.
What does "opúsculo" mean?
As a noun, "opúsculo" means: pequena obra
How do you pronounce "opúsculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opúsculo" is /oˈpus.ku.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opúsculo" come from?
"opúsculo" 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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Using “opúsculo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-P-Ú-S-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /oˈpus.ku.lu/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list