oui

/wi̝/

//wi̝// adv

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The verdict

“oui” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,690 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,690
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sim

Corpus desk

Index PT-oui · oui · Portuguese

oui · rank #58,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,690
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH orquestrar

Nearest frequency peer: orquestrar (-4 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 “oui”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oui
PropertyValue
Headwordoui
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/wi̝/
Letters3
Frequency rank#58,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “oui” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “orquestrar” (#58,686), “palpitar” (#58,695), “Oiapoque” (#58,682). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “oui” fica em #58,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oui is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,690 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /wi̝/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sim".

Zero misspellings are on record for oui in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is oui, spelled O-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    sim

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 "oui"?
"oui" is spelled O-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is /wi̝/.
What does "oui" mean?
As an adverb, "oui" means: sim
How do you pronounce "oui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oui" is /wi̝/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oui" come from?
"oui" 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 "oui", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bão#58,976fad#59,119sip#58,214pur#58,153

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list