ortoépia
/oʁ.toˈɛ.pjɐ/, [oh.toˈɛ.pjɐ]
The verdict
“ortoépia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estudo tradicional e normativo que determina os caracteres fônicos, considerados cultos e relevantes, e a boa pronúncia
Corpus desk
Index PT-ortoepia · ortoépia · Portuguese
ortoépia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | ortoépia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /oʁ.toˈɛ.pjɐ/, [oh.toˈɛ.pjɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ortoépia” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ortoépia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /oʁ.toˈɛ.pjɐ/, [oh.toˈɛ.pjɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ortoépia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ortoépia, spelled O-R-T-O-É-P-I-A.
Definition
- 1estudo tradicional e normativo que determina os caracteres fônicos, considerados cultos e relevantes, e a boa pronúncia
- 2o mesmo que prosódia (acentuação, pronúncia)
- 3a correção em sentido geral, contrapondo-se à variabilidade linguística (esp. variantes livres de natureza regional, social etc.)
- 4o mesmo que ortofonia (correção dos traços fonológicos)
- 5o mesmo que ortoepia
Antonyms
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.