ów
The verdict
“ów” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 2
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o, a, este, esta, esse, essa, aquele, aquela
Corpus desk
Index PT-ow · ów · Portuguese
ów · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ó" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ów |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| Letters | 2 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ów” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ów is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
ów has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ów, spelled Ó-W.
Definition
- 1o, a, este, esta, esse, essa, aquele, aquela
- 2outro, outra, aquele, aquela, aquilo
- 3aquele, aquela
- 4ele, ela
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ów appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wyszedł więc Piotr i ów drugi uczeń i szli do grobu.
Niedaleko miasteczka jest zamek. Ów zamek zbudowano w XVI wieku.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.