ornitologia

/ɔɾ.ni.tu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/

//ɔɾ.ni.tu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ornitologia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,402 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,402
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parte da zoologia (biologia) que estuda as aves

Key facts for ornitologia
PropertyValue
Headwordornitologia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔɾ.ni.tu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ornitologia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ornitologia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ornitologia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,402 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔɾ.ni.tu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "parte da zoologia (biologia) que estuda as aves".

No misspelling variants are generated for ornitologia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ornitologia, spelled O-R-N-I-T-O-L-O-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte da zoologia (biologia) que estuda as aves

This word in other languages

ornithology(English)ornitología(Español)ornithologie(Français)Vogelkunde(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ornitologia"?
"ornitologia" is spelled O-R-N-I-T-O-L-O-G-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔɾ.ni.tu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/.
What does "ornitologia" mean?
As a noun, "ornitologia" means: parte da zoologia (biologia) que estuda as aves
How do you pronounce "ornitologia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ornitologia" is /ɔɾ.ni.tu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ornitologia" come from?
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Using “ornitologia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-R-N-I-T-O-L-O-G-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɔɾ.ni.tu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list