ora

adv

The verdict

“ora” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,489) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,489
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-ora · ora · Portuguese

ora · rank #2,489 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,489
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH marcado

Nearest frequency peer: marcado (-2 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “ora”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “ora” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

ora vs os
33% similar
ora vs ou
33% similar
ora vs ovo
33% similar

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

Key facts for ora
PropertyValue
Headwordora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters3
Frequency rank#2,489
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “ora”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “marcado” (#2,487), “pau” (#2,492), “levado” (#2,484). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ora” fica em #2,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ora is neighbouring look-alikes ("os", "ou", …), not just typos; it is anadverb. Frequency #2,489 among 385 “O” headwords. Gloss: "agora".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ora, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "os", "ou", "ovo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ora, spelled O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    agora

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Recém-saído de um referendo, cujo resultado adiou, pelo menos por ora, os planos de implantação do socialismo bolivariano, Hugo Chávez num primeiro momento havia aceitado democraticamente o resultado da consulta popular.

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 "ora"?
"ora" is spelled O-R-A.
What does "ora" mean?
As an adverb, "ora" means: agora
What words are commonly confused with "ora"?
"ora" is commonly confused with "os", "ou", "ovo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ora" come from?
"ora" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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 "ora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list