orégão

/ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/

//ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“orégão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta da família das Labiadas, usada como tempero

Corpus desk

Index PT-oregao · orégão · Portuguese

orégão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for orégão
PropertyValue
Headwordorégão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “orégão” em português

orégãofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

orégão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "planta da família das Labiadas, usada como tempero".

orégão has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is orégão, spelled O-R-É-G-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta da família das Labiadas, usada como tempero

Synonyms

oréganoourégão

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "orégão"?
"orégão" is spelled O-R-É-G-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/.
What does "orégão" mean?
As a noun, "orégão" means: planta da família das Labiadas, usada como tempero
How do you pronounce "orégão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orégão" is /ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orégão" come from?
"orégão" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list