ortodoxo

adj

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The verdict

“ortodoxo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,534
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conforme o dogma de uma religião

Corpus desk

Index PT-ortodoxo · ortodoxo · Portuguese

ortodoxo · rank #21,534 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,534
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH nula

Nearest frequency peer: nula (-4 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 “ortodoxo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ortodoxo” 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).

ortodoxo vs ortodoxia
78% similar

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

Key facts for ortodoxo
PropertyValue
Headwordortodoxo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,534
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ortodoxo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ortodoxocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nula” (#21,530), “pisca” (#21,544), “plantel” (#21,545). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ortodoxo” fica em #21,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ortodoxo, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,534 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ortodoxo, with forms such as "orotdoxo", "orrtodoxo", and "ortdooxo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ortodoxia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ortodoxo, spelled O-R-T-O-D-O-X-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    conforme o dogma de uma religião
  2. 2
    conforme com a doutrina principal de uma seita
  3. 3
    conforme as doutrinas e práticas geralmente aceitas
  4. 4
    diz-se de certas igrejas cristãs como a grega e a russa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. É nessa hora que o xeque sunita Mohamad Ouarabi e o padre cristão ortodoxo Felipe Habib el-Oukla saem nos seus carros para distribuir pão.

Antonyms

heterodoxo

This word in other languages

orthodox(English)ortodoxo(Español)orthodox(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orotdoxo
  • orrtodoxo
  • ortdooxo
  • ortoddoxo
  • ortodoox
  • ortodoxxo
  • ortodxoo
  • ortoodxo
  • orttodoxo
  • otrodoxo
  • rotodoxo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ortodoxo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orotdoxo2orrtodoxo1ortdooxo2ortoddoxo1ortodoox2ortodoxxo1ortodxoo2ortoodxo2
Edit distance from "ortodoxo"

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 "ortodoxo"?
"ortodoxo" is spelled O-R-T-O-D-O-X-O.
What does "ortodoxo" mean?
As an adjective, "ortodoxo" means: conforme o dogma de uma religião
What words are commonly confused with "ortodoxo"?
"ortodoxo" is commonly confused with "ortodoxia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ortodoxo" come from?
"ortodoxo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mãozinha#21,522medicine#21,513leopardo#21,499indireto#21,487

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

plantel11 variantsrecreação11 variantsheroísmo11 variantsunificar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list