ótica

//ˈɔ.ti.kɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,644

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

ótica is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ciência da visão Pronounced /ˈɔ.ti.kɐ/. Often confused with ótimo and ota.

Key facts for ótica
PropertyValue
Headwordótica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔ.ti.kɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,644
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ótica in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ótica is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔ.ti.kɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,644 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for ótica, with forms such as "tóica", "óitca", and "ótcia". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ótimo", "ota", "oliva", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ótica, spelled Ó-T-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ciência da visão
  2. 2
    óptica (nesta acepção, o popular no Brasil é escrever ótica em vez de óptica, apesar de ser uma corruptela; na linguagem culta deve-se usar óptica)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: tóica,óitca,ótcia,ótiac,óticca,óttica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ótica

Misspelling Variants of "ótica"

tóica5óitca5ótcia5ótiac5óticca6óttica6
Misspelling Variants of "ótica"

Frequency rank: #13,644 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ótica"?
"ótica" is spelled Ó-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔ.ti.kɐ/.
What does "ótica" mean?
As a noun, "ótica" means: ciência da visão
What words are commonly confused with "ótica"?
"ótica" is commonly confused with "ótimo", "ota", "oliva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ótica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ótica" is /ˈɔ.ti.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ótica" come from?
"ótica" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter Ó in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.