ourivesaria

noun

The verdict

“ourivesaria” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,034 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,034
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ofício, arte ou estabelecimento de ourives

Key facts for ourivesaria
PropertyValue
Headwordourivesaria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,034
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ourivesaria” 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). ourivesaria lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

ourivesaria is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,034 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ourivesaria in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ourivesaria, spelled O-U-R-I-V-E-S-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ofício, arte ou estabelecimento de ourives
  2. 2
    conjunto dos trabalhos de ourives
  3. 3
    lavor requintado e minucioso

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 "ourivesaria"?
"ourivesaria" is spelled O-U-R-I-V-E-S-A-R-I-A.
What does "ourivesaria" mean?
As a noun, "ourivesaria" means: ofício, arte ou estabelecimento de ourives
What language does "ourivesaria" come from?
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Using “ourivesaria”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-U-R-I-V-E-S-A-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list