oxygen

/ɒksɪʤən̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//ɒksɪʤən̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

The verdict

“oxygen” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,923 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,923
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oxigénio/oxigênio

Corpus desk

Index PT-oxygen · oxygen · Portuguese

oxygen · rank #59,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,923
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH pando

Nearest frequency peer: pando (+4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “oxygen”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “oxygen” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oxygen
PropertyValue
Headwordoxygen
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɒksɪʤən̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “oxygen” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.oxygencai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pando” (#59,927), “obstinação” (#59,916), “paulada” (#59,932). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “oxygen” fica em #59,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxygen is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,923 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɒksɪʤən̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oxigénio/oxigênio".

oxygen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is oxygen, spelled O-X-Y-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    oxigénio/oxigênio

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 "oxygen"?
"oxygen" is spelled O-X-Y-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɒksɪʤən̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "oxygen" mean?
As a noun, "oxygen" means: oxigénio/oxigênio
How do you pronounce "oxygen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxygen" is /ɒksɪʤən̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oxygen" come from?
"oxygen" 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 "oxygen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list