# oval vs oxalá

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### oval
*adjective · IPA /ɔ.ˈvaɫ/ · frequency rank #22,741*
com forma de ovo

### oxalá
*intj · IPA /o.ʃɐ.ˈla/ · frequency rank #26,126*
exprime desejo de realização de um fato; tomara; queira Deus

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/oval-vs-oxala