ab ovo
[ˈaβ̞ ˈoβ̞o]
The verdict
“ab ovo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desde el origen, desde tiempos antiquísimos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ab-ovo · ab ovo · Spanish
ab ovo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | ab ovo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈaβ̞ ˈoβ̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ab ovo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ab ovo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaβ̞ ˈoβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Desde el origen, desde tiempos antiquísimos.".
ab ovo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ab ovo, spelled A-B- -O-V-O.
Definition
- 1Desde el origen, desde tiempos antiquísimos.
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.