otite
/ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/
The verdict
“otite” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #64,995 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #64,995
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - inflamação ou das cavidades da orelha média, ou da mucosa que as recobre ou da membrana do tímpano
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | otite |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #64,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “otite” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for otite is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #64,995 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "inflamação ou das cavidades da orelha média, ou da mucosa que as recobre ou da membrana do tímpano".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for otite, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is otite, spelled O-T-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1inflamação ou das cavidades da orelha média, ou da mucosa que as recobre ou da membrana do tímpano
This word in other languages
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 “otite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-T-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔ.ˈti.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.