ouvido

/ow.ˈvi.du/

//ow.ˈvi.du// noun

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The verdict

“ouvido” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,249
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte interna do órgão responsável pela audição (a orelha)

Corpus desk

Index PT-ouvido · ouvido · Portuguese

ouvido · rank #2,249 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,249
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH oposição

Nearest frequency peer: oposição (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ouvido”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ouvido” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ouvido vs ouvir
67% similar
ouvido vs óxido
50% similar
ouvido vs óbvio
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ouvido
PropertyValue
Headwordouvido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ow.ˈvi.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,249
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ouvido”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “oposição” (#2,248), “ocidental” (#2,247), “nação” (#2,246). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ouvido” fica em #2,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ouvido (IPA /ow.ˈvi.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,249 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ouvido, with forms such as "ouivdo", "ouvdio", and "ouviddo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ouvir", "óxido", "óbvio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ouvido, spelled O-U-V-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte interna do órgão responsável pela audição (a orelha)
  2. 2
    facilidade de reproduzir músicas após as ter escutado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ouvido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Há mães que põe sangue de galinha no ouvido da criança, machuca a criança, para levá-la ao médico, para poder criar uma situação de doença.
  2. O primeiro é ter bom ouvido e escutar de tudo, do sertanejo até o drum'n'bass, estilo de música eletrônica caracterizado por batidas muito rápidas.

Synonyms

oiça

This word in other languages

ear(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ouivdo
  • ouvdio
  • ouviddo
  • ouviod
  • ouvvido
  • ovuido
  • uovido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ouvido - 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.

ouivdo2ouvdio2ouviddo1ouviod2ouvvido1ovuido2uovido2
Edit distance from "ouvido"

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 "ouvido"?
"ouvido" is spelled O-U-V-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ow.ˈvi.du/.
What does "ouvido" mean?
As a noun, "ouvido" means: parte interna do órgão responsável pela audição (a orelha)
What words are commonly confused with "ouvido"?
"ouvido" is commonly confused with "ouvir", "óxido", "óbvio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ouvido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ouvido" is /ow.ˈvi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ouvido" come from?
"ouvido" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ouvido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ligado#2,239árvore#2,261lançar#2,237grosso#2,236

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

subir7 variantsvinte7 variantsletra7 variantsatuação7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list