obedecer

/[oβ̞eð̞eˈseɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,661

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

obedecer is aSpanishverb. It means: Respetar la voluntad de alguien en especial de la autoridad. Pronounced [oβ̞eð̞eˈseɾ]. Often confused with obedeció and obedece.

Key facts for obedecer
PropertyValue
Headwordobedecer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[oβ̞eð̞eˈseɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,661
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of obedecer in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for obedecer is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oβ̞eð̞eˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,661 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for obedecer, with forms such as "boedecer", "obbedecer", and "obdeecer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "obedeció", "obedece", "obedecen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is obedecer, spelled O-B-E-D-E-C-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Respetar la voluntad de alguien en especial de la autoridad.
  2. 2
    Cumplir o seguir una orden o instrucción.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: boedecer,obbedecer,obdeecer,obedceer,obeddecer,obedeccer,obedecerr,obedecre,obedeecr,obedeser,obeedcer,oebdecer,ovedecer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obedecer

Misspelling Variants of "obedecer"

boedecer8obbedecer9obdeecer8obedceer8obeddecer9obedeccer9obedecerr9obedecre8
Misspelling Variants of "obedecer"

Frequency rank: #12,661 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obedecer"?
"obedecer" is spelled O-B-E-D-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [oβ̞eð̞eˈseɾ].
What does "obedecer" mean?
As a verb, "obedecer" means: Respetar la voluntad de alguien en especial de la autoridad.
What words are commonly confused with "obedecer"?
"obedecer" is commonly confused with "obedeció", "obedece", "obedecen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obedecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obedecer" is [oβ̞eð̞eˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obedecer" come from?
"obedecer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.