orégão
/ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orégão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔ.ˈɾɛ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “orégão” em português
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
- 1planta da família das Labiadas, usada como tempero
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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.