oso
The verdict
“oso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,383 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,383
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 846
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - todo; inteiro
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #64,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,383 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for oso in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is oso, spelled O-S-O.
Definition
- 1todo; inteiro
- 2muito (se precedido de outro adjetivo)
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.
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Using “oso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.