oxímoro
The verdict
“oxímoro” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - figura de linguagem na qual se combinam palavras de sentido oposto, de modo que a locução resulta incongruente, a fim de reforçar a expressão
Corpus desk
Index PT-oximoro · oxímoro · Portuguese
oxímoro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | oxímoro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “oxímoro” em português
Rare enough to double-check
oxímoro is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "figura de linguagem na qual se combinam palavras de sentido oposto, de modo que a locução resulta incongruente, a fim de reforçar a expressão".
Zero misspellings are on record for oxímoro in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is oxímoro, spelled O-X-Í-M-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1figura de linguagem na qual se combinam palavras de sentido oposto, de modo que a locução resulta incongruente, a fim de reforçar a expressão
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oxímoro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
É ferida que dói e não se sente./É um contentamento descontente.
Sendo a sua liberdade/Era a sua escravidão.
Antonyms
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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.