outubro
/ow.ˈtu.bɾu/
The verdict
“outubro” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #468 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #468
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - décimo mês do ano civil
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outubro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ow.ˈtu.bɾu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #468 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “outubro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for outubro is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ow.ˈtu.bɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #468 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "décimo mês do ano civil".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for outubro, with forms such as "otuubro", "outburo", and "outtubro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "outro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is outubro, spelled O-U-T-U-B-R-O.
Definition
- 1décimo mês do ano civil
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otuubro,outburo,outtubro,outubbro,outubor,outubrro,outurbo,ouutbro,uotubro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outubro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “outubro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-U-T-U-B-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ow.ˈtu.bɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “outro” - see the side-by-side comparison. outubro vs outro
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.