ouvir

verb

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The verdict

“ouvir” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#507
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-ouvir · ouvir · Portuguese

ouvir · rank #507 · 6 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #507
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH perto

Nearest frequency peer: perto (+2 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 “ouvir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ouvir” 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).

ouvir vs over
60% similar
ouvir vs our
60% similar
ouvir vs óbvio
40% similar

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

Key facts for ouvir
PropertyValue
Headwordouvir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#507
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ouvir”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ouvircai 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 “perto” (#509), “evento” (#504), “principal” (#510). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ouvir” fica em #507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ouvir, averb. Corpus frequency is #507 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ouvir, with forms such as "ouivr", "ouvirr", and "ouvri". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "over", "our", "óbvio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 ouvir, spelled O-U-V-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    perceber sons
  2. 2
    obedecer; acatar
  3. 3
    tomar conhecimento
  4. 4
    prestar atenção
  5. 5
    escutar
  6. 6
    atender

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Estávamos dormindo e de repente eles explodiram a porta e começamos a ouvir tiros, gritos e estrondos", conta Jaime Felipe.
  2. É preciso ouvir os mais velhos.

This word in other languages

hear(English)oír(Español)entendre(Français)hören(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ouivr
  • ouvirr
  • ouvri
  • ouvvir
  • ovuir
  • uovir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ouvir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ouivr2ouvirr1ouvri2ouvvir1ovuir2uovir2
Edit distance from "ouvir"

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 "ouvir"?
"ouvir" is spelled O-U-V-I-R.
What does "ouvir" mean?
As a verb, "ouvir" means: perceber sons
What words are commonly confused with "ouvir"?
"ouvir" is commonly confused with "over", "our", "óbvio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ouvir" come from?
"ouvir" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perto#509único#515apoio#517ideia#520

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sério6 variantsirmão6 variantssaúde6 variantsforça6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list