ovelha

/ɔ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/

//ɔ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ovelha” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,421
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ruminante doméstica da espécie Ovis aries, produtora de leite, carne e lã, o macho desta espécie é chamado de carneiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-ovelha · ovelha · Portuguese

ovelha · rank #14,421 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH obscuro

Nearest frequency peer: obscuro (-3 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 “ovelha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ovelha” 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).

ovelha vs orelha
83% similar
ovelha vs orelhas
71% similar

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

Key facts for ovelha
PropertyValue
Headwordovelha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,421
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ovelha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ovelhacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “obscuro” (#14,418), “nono” (#14,415), “pirataria” (#14,434). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ovelha” fica em #14,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ovelha (IPA /ɔ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,421 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ovelha, with forms such as "oevlha", "ovehla", and "ovelah". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "orelha", "orelhas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ovelha, spelled O-V-E-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ruminante doméstica da espécie Ovis aries, produtora de leite, carne e lã, o macho desta espécie é chamado de carneiro
  2. 2
    o paroquiano, em relação ao seu pároco

This word in other languages

sheep(English)oveja(Español)mouton(Français)Schaf(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oevlha
  • ovehla
  • ovelah
  • ovelhha
  • ovellha
  • ovleha
  • ovvelha
  • voelha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ovelha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oevlha2ovehla2ovelah2ovelhha1ovellha1ovleha2ovvelha1voelha2
Edit distance from "ovelha"

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 "ovelha"?
"ovelha" is spelled O-V-E-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/.
What does "ovelha" mean?
As a noun, "ovelha" means: ruminante doméstica da espécie Ovis aries, produtora de leite, carne e lã, o macho desta espécie é chamado de carneiro
What words are commonly confused with "ovelha"?
"ovelha" is commonly confused with "orelha", "orelhas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ovelha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ovelha" is /ɔ.ˈvɐj.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ovelha" come from?
"ovelha" 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 "ovelha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

manejo#14,403prince#14,441Kosovo#14,399tambor#14,471

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

traído8 variantsétnico8 variantsactiva8 variantsCanada8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list