otite

/ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/

//ɔ.ˈti.tɨ// noun

The verdict

“otite” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,995 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,995
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inflamação ou das cavidades da orelha média, ou da mucosa que as recobre ou da membrana do tímpano

Corpus desk

Index PT-otite · otite · Portuguese

otite · rank #64,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,995
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH orelhões

Nearest frequency peer: orelhões (-2 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 “otite”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for otite
PropertyValue
Headwordotite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,995
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “otite” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).otitecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “orelhões” (#64,993), “papaia” (#65,001), “másculo” (#64,970). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “otite” fica em #64,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

otite is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,995 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    inflamação 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "otite"?
"otite" is spelled O-T-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/.
What does "otite" mean?
As a noun, "otite" means: inflamação ou das cavidades da orelha média, ou da mucosa que as recobre ou da membrana do tímpano
How do you pronounce "otite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otite" is /ɔ.ˈti.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otite" come from?
"otite" 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 "otite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list