owl

/ˈaʊɫ/, /ˈaʊəɫ/

//ˈaʊɫ/, /ˈaʊəɫ// noun

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The verdict

“owl” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,340 among 846 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,340
frequency rank, Portuguese
846
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - coruja, mocho, ave da ordem Strigiformes:

Key facts for owl
PropertyValue
Headwordowl
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈaʊɫ/, /ˈaʊəɫ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,340
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “owl” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). owl lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

owl is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,340 among 846 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈaʊɫ/, /ˈaʊəɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "coruja, mocho, ave da ordem Strigiformes:".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for owl, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is owl, spelled O-W-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    coruja, mocho, ave da ordem Strigiformes:

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 "owl"?
"owl" is spelled O-W-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaʊɫ/, /ˈaʊəɫ/.
What does "owl" mean?
As a noun, "owl" means: coruja, mocho, ave da ordem Strigiformes:
How do you pronounce "owl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "owl" is /ˈaʊɫ/, /ˈaʊəɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "owl" come from?
"owl" 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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Using “owl”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is O-W-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈaʊɫ/, /ˈaʊəɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list