obediente
[oβ̞eˈð̞jẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“obediente” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,940 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #26,940
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que obedece, que acata las órdenes que se le dan.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obediente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oβ̞eˈð̞jẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #26,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obediente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for obediente is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oβ̞eˈð̞jẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,940 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que obedece, que acata las órdenes que se le dan.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for obediente, with forms such as "boediente", "obbediente", and "obdeiente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "obedientes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is obediente, spelled O-B-E-D-I-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que obedece, que acata las órdenes que se le dan.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boediente,obbediente,obdeiente,obeddiente,obedeinte,obedienet,obediennte,obedientte,obedietne,obedinete,obeidente,oebdiente,ovediente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obediente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “obediente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-B-E-D-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oβ̞eˈð̞jẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “obedientes” - see the side-by-side comparison. obediente vs obedientes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.