ostensivamente

/ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/

//ɔʃ.tẽ.si.vɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ// adv

The verdict

“ostensivamente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,540 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,540
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de modo ostensivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-ostensivamente · ostensivamente · Portuguese

ostensivamente · rank #60,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,540
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH parietal

Nearest frequency peer: parietal (+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 “ostensivamente”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “ostensivamente” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ostensivamentecai 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: “parietal” (#60,544), “pende” (#60,552), “pentelho” (#60,553). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ostensivamente” fica em #60,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ostensivamente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,540 among 385 “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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list