ótimo

/ˈɒ.t͡ʃɪ.mʊ/

//ˈɒ.t͡ʃɪ.mʊ// adj

The verdict

“ótimo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,417
frequency rank, Portuguese
17
“Ó” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que é muito bom

Corpus desk

Index PT-otimo · ótimo · Portuguese

ótimo · rank #1,417 · 6 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,417
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 17
  • PHOTO-FINISH y

Nearest frequency peer: y (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ótimo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ótimo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ótimo vs otto
40% similar
ótimo vs óxido
60% similar
ótimo vs omo
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ótimo
PropertyValue
Headwordótimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɒ.t͡ʃɪ.mʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,417
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ótimo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ótimocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “y” (#1,416), “voto” (#1,415), “apresentar” (#1,419). Entre 17 lemas com “Ó”, “ótimo” fica em #1,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ótimo (IPA /ˈɒ.t͡ʃɪ.mʊ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,417 among 17 “Ó” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que é muito bom".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ótimo, with forms such as "tóimo", "óitmo", and "ótimmo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "otto", "óxido", "omo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ótimo, spelled Ó-T-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que é muito bom

Synonyms

óptimoexcelentemagníficosupimpa

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tóimo
  • óitmo
  • ótimmo
  • ótiom
  • ótmio
  • óttimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ótimo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

tóimo2óitmo2ótimmo1ótiom2ótmio2óttimo1
Edit distance from "ótimo"

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 "ótimo"?
"ótimo" is spelled Ó-T-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɒ.t͡ʃɪ.mʊ/.
What does "ótimo" mean?
As an adjective, "ótimo" means: que é muito bom
What words are commonly confused with "ótimo"?
"ótimo" is commonly confused with "otto", "óxido", "omo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ótimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ótimo" is /ˈɒ.t͡ʃɪ.mʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ótimo" come from?
"ótimo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list