ornar
/ɔɾ.ˈnaɾ/
The verdict
“ornar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - adornar, enfeitar, embelezar, decorar
Corpus desk
Index PT-ornar · ornar · Portuguese
ornar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | ornar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɔɾ.ˈnaɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ornar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ornar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɔɾ.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ornar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ornar, spelled O-R-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1adornar, enfeitar, embelezar, decorar
- 2combinar, harmonizar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ornar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A cor do meu sapato orna com a cor do meu vestido.
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.