uó
The verdict
“uó” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,400 among 345 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,400
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 345
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - forma reduzida de 'o ó do borogodó; 'algo desagradável, ruim ou de baixa qualidade
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uó |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #74,400 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “uó” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
uó is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,400 among 345 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma reduzida de 'o ó do borogodó; 'algo desagradável, ruim ou de baixa qualidade".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for uó, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 uó, spelled U-Ó.
Definition
- 1forma reduzida de 'o ó do borogodó; 'algo desagradável, ruim ou de baixa qualidade
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.
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Using “uó”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.