órbita

//ˈɔɾ.bi.tɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,463

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

órbita is aPortuguesenoun. It means: trajetória percorrida por um corpo celeste Pronounced /ˈɔɾ.bi.tɐ/. Often confused with óbito.

Key facts for órbita
PropertyValue
Headwordórbita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔɾ.bi.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,463
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for órbita is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔɾ.bi.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,463 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for órbita, with forms such as "róbita", "óbrita", and "órbbita". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "óbito", 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 órbita, spelled Ó-R-B-I-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    trajetória percorrida por um corpo celeste
  2. 2
    trajetória curva de uma partícula
  3. 3
    uma das duas depressões existentes na caverna ocular nas quais estão inseridos os olhos
  4. 4
    cavidade ocular
  5. 5
    esfera de ação
  6. 6
    área
  7. 7
    limite
  8. 8
    âmbito

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: róbita,óbrita,órbbita,órbiat,órbitta,órbtia,óribta,órrbita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for órbita

Misspelling Variants of "órbita"

róbita6óbrita6órbbita7órbiat6órbitta7órbtia6óribta6órrbita7
Misspelling Variants of "órbita"

Frequency rank: #10,463 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "órbita"?
"órbita" is spelled Ó-R-B-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔɾ.bi.tɐ/.
What does "órbita" mean?
As a noun, "órbita" means: trajetória percorrida por um corpo celeste
What words are commonly confused with "órbita"?
"órbita" is commonly confused with "óbito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "órbita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "órbita" is /ˈɔɾ.bi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "órbita" come from?
"órbita" 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

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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.