ortogonal

/ɔɾ.tɔ.ɡu.ˈnaɫ/

//ɔɾ.tɔ.ɡu.ˈnaɫ// adj

The verdict

“ortogonal” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #94,074 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,074
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se da projeção em que cada linha, que projeta um ponto da figura, é perpendicular ao plano de projeção

Corpus desk

Index PT-ortogonal · ortogonal · Portuguese

ortogonal · rank #94,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,074
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH opulento

Nearest frequency peer: opulento (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ortogonal”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ortogonal” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ortogonal
PropertyValue
Headwordortogonal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɔɾ.tɔ.ɡu.ˈnaɫ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ortogonal” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ortogonalcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “opulento” (#94,070), “Palme” (#94,080), “operacionalmente” (#94,067). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ortogonal” fica em #94,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ortogonal is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #94,074 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɔɾ.tɔ.ɡu.ˈnaɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se da projeção em que cada linha, que projeta um ponto da figura, é perpendicular ao plano de projeção".

ortogonal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ortogonal, spelled O-R-T-O-G-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se da projeção em que cada linha, que projeta um ponto da figura, é perpendicular ao plano de projeção

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 "ortogonal"?
"ortogonal" is spelled O-R-T-O-G-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔɾ.tɔ.ɡu.ˈnaɫ/.
What does "ortogonal" mean?
As an adjective, "ortogonal" means: diz-se da projeção em que cada linha, que projeta um ponto da figura, é perpendicular ao plano de projeção
How do you pronounce "ortogonal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ortogonal" is /ɔɾ.tɔ.ɡu.ˈnaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list