oração

//ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,851

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

oração is aPortuguesenoun. It means: palavra ou agrupamento de palavras que expressam pensamento ou sentimento, que tem sentido completo Pronounced /ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #3,851 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with órgão and órfão.

Key facts for oração
PropertyValue
Headwordoração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,851
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of oração in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for oração is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,851 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for oração, with forms such as "oarção", "oraãço", and "oraçoã". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "órgão", "órfão", "oráculo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is oração, spelled O-R-A-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    palavra ou agrupamento de palavras que expressam pensamento ou sentimento, que tem sentido completo
  2. 2
    expressão verbal formada por sujeito, predicado e atributo (se for ao caso)
  3. 3
    invocação dirigida a Deus ou santos
  4. 4
    o ato de rezar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oarção,oraãço,oraçoã,orração,orçaão,roação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oração

Misspelling Variants of "oração"

oarção6oraãço6oraçoã6orração7orçaão6roação6
Misspelling Variants of "oração"

Frequency rank: #3,851 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oração"?
"oração" is spelled O-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "oração" mean?
As a noun, "oração" means: palavra ou agrupamento de palavras que expressam pensamento ou sentimento, que tem sentido completo
What words are commonly confused with "oração"?
"oração" is commonly confused with "órgão", "órfão", "oráculo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oração"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oração" is /ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oração" come from?
"oração" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter O in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.