ortodoxia

/ɔɾ.tɔ.dɔ.ˈksi.ɐ/

//ɔɾ.tɔ.dɔ.ˈksi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ortodoxia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,049
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caráter ou condição de ortodoxo

Corpus desk

Index PT-ortodoxia · ortodoxia · Portuguese

ortodoxia · rank #48,049 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,049
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH penhor

Nearest frequency peer: penhor (+6 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ortodoxia”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ortodoxia” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ortodoxia vs ortodoxo
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ortodoxia
PropertyValue
Headwordortodoxia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔɾ.tɔ.dɔ.ˈksi.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,049
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ortodoxia”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ortodoxiacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “penhor” (#48,055), “pequi” (#48,056), “oculus” (#48,041). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ortodoxia” fica em #48,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ortodoxia (IPA /ɔɾ.tɔ.dɔ.ˈksi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,049 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ortodoxia, with forms such as "orotdoxia", "orrtodoxia", and "ortdooxia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ortodoxo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ortodoxia, spelled O-R-T-O-D-O-X-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    caráter ou condição de ortodoxo
  2. 2
    conformidade absoluta com um certo padrão, norma ou dogma
  3. 3
    interpretação, doutrina ou sistema teológico implantado como único e verdadeiro pela Igreja; dogmatismo religioso
  4. 4
    intolerância com relação ao que é novo e diferente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ortodoxia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ortodoxia católica

Synonyms

anuênciaconformismo

Antonyms

inortodoxia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orotdoxia
  • orrtodoxia
  • ortdooxia
  • ortoddoxia
  • ortodoixa
  • ortodoxai
  • ortodoxxia
  • ortodxoia
  • ortoodxia
  • orttodoxia
  • otrodoxia
  • rotodoxia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ortodoxia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

orotdoxia2orrtodoxia1ortdooxia2ortoddoxia1ortodoixa2ortodoxai2ortodoxxia1ortodxoia2
Edit distance from "ortodoxia"

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 "ortodoxia"?
"ortodoxia" is spelled O-R-T-O-D-O-X-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔɾ.tɔ.dɔ.ˈksi.ɐ/.
What does "ortodoxia" mean?
As a noun, "ortodoxia" means: caráter ou condição de ortodoxo
What words are commonly confused with "ortodoxia"?
"ortodoxia" is commonly confused with "ortodoxo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ortodoxia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ortodoxia" is /ɔɾ.tɔ.dɔ.ˈksi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ortodoxia" come from?
"ortodoxia" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ortodoxia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list