ostensivamente

/ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/

//ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ// adv

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The verdict

“ostensivamente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,540 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,540
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de modo ostensivo

Key facts for ostensivamente
PropertyValue
Headwordostensivamente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/
Letters14
Frequency rank#60,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ostensivamente” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ostensivamente lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ostensivamente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,540 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de modo ostensivo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ostensivamente, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ostensivamente, spelled O-S-T-E-N-S-I-V-A-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    de modo ostensivo

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 "ostensivamente"?
"ostensivamente" is spelled O-S-T-E-N-S-I-V-A-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/.
What does "ostensivamente" mean?
As an adverb, "ostensivamente" means: de modo ostensivo
How do you pronounce "ostensivamente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ostensivamente" is /ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ostensivamente" come from?
"ostensivamente" 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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Using “ostensivamente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-S-T-E-N-S-I-V-A-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list