ovóide
Portuguese, noun
ovóide is spelled O-V-Ó-I-D-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ovóide is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of ovoide; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, ovoide is a different word: “oval (a shape like an egg or ellipse)”.
What does ovóide mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of ovoide; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of ovoide; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineoval (shaped like an egg)
noun
- 1
masculineoval (a shape like an egg or ellipse)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vide ovoide
adjective: 1. que tem forma de ovo, elíptico 2. diz-se de partes ou órgãos de uma planta cujo formato é similar ou lembra o ovo
noun: 1. figura curva e plana que possui um único eixo de simetria, assemelhada a um ovo (como as formas esférica, elipsoide e piriforme) e cuja equação cartesiana é a(1+ky)x²+by²=1,
noun: 1. nome dado aos desencarnados que, em razão de algum monoideísmo auto-hipnotizante (derivado de medo, culpa, ódio ou outros sentimentos negativos), assumem uma compleição externa esferoide por atrofia dos órgãos do perispírito, emitindo um campo vibratório equivalente aos pensamentos aos quais se prende e, por isso, são ligados ao processo de obsessão de encarnados
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ovóide
- ovoides plural
- ovóide alternative
- ovóides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ovóide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ovóide in Portuguese?
ovóide appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).