otorrinolaringologia

/ɔ.tɔ.Ri.nɔ.lɐ.ɾĩ.ɡu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/

//ɔ.tɔ.Ri.nɔ.lɐ.ɾĩ.ɡu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“otorrinolaringologia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,051 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,051
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parte da medicina que cuida das doenças do ouvido, do nariz e seios paranasais, faringe, laringe, cabeça e pescoço

Key facts for otorrinolaringologia
PropertyValue
Headwordotorrinolaringologia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.tɔ.Ri.nɔ.lɐ.ɾĩ.ɡu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/
Letters20
Frequency rank#63,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “otorrinolaringologia” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). otorrinolaringologia lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

otorrinolaringologia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,051 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔ.tɔ.Ri.nɔ.lɐ.ɾĩ.ɡu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "parte da medicina que cuida das doenças do ouvido, do nariz e seios paranasais, faringe, laringe, cabeça e pescoço".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for otorrinolaringologia, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is otorrinolaringologia, spelled O-T-O-R-R-I-N-O-L-A-R-I-N-G-O-L-O-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte da medicina que cuida das doenças do ouvido, do nariz e seios paranasais, faringe, laringe, cabeça e pescoço

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 "otorrinolaringologia"?
"otorrinolaringologia" is spelled O-T-O-R-R-I-N-O-L-A-R-I-N-G-O-L-O-G-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.tɔ.Ri.nɔ.lɐ.ɾĩ.ɡu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/.
What does "otorrinolaringologia" mean?
As a noun, "otorrinolaringologia" means: parte da medicina que cuida das doenças do ouvido, do nariz e seios paranasais, faringe, laringe, cabeça e pescoço
How do you pronounce "otorrinolaringologia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otorrinolaringologia" is /ɔ.tɔ.Ri.nɔ.lɐ.ɾĩ.ɡu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otorrinolaringologia" come from?
"otorrinolaringologia" 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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Using “otorrinolaringologia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-T-O-R-R-I-N-O-L-A-R-I-N-G-O-L-O-G-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɔ.tɔ.Ri.nɔ.lɐ.ɾĩ.ɡu.lu.ˈʒi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list