oblea

[oˈβ̞lea]

/[oˈβ̞lea]/ noun

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The verdict

“oblea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,907 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,907
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hoja muy delgada de masa de harina y agua, cocida en molde, y cuyos trozos, cuadrados o circulares, servían para pegar sobres o cubiertas de oficios o cartas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oblea · oblea · Spanish

oblea · rank #73,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,907
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH obedecido

Nearest frequency peer: obedecido (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “oblea”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “oblea” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oblea
PropertyValue
Headwordoblea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈβ̞lea]
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “oblea” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).obleacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “obedecido” (#73,906), “obsequia” (#73,908), “obús” (#73,909). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oblea” va en #73,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oblea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,907 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈβ̞lea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for oblea in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is oblea, spelled O-B-L-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hoja muy delgada de masa de harina y agua, cocida en molde, y cuyos trozos, cuadrados o circulares, servían para pegar sobres o cubiertas de oficios o cartas.
  2. 2
    Cada uno de los trozos en los que se divide la oblea.
  3. 3
    Trocito, por lo común circular, hecho de goma arábiga preparada en láminas y usado también para cerrar cartas.
  4. 4
    Producto similar al pan hecho en forma de hoja fina y aplanada.
  5. 5
    Hoja delgada de harina que se usaba como base de algunos dulces.
  6. 6
    Dulce circular delgado, elaborado con harina, huevos y azúcar batidos en agua o leche.
  7. 7
    Cápsula que recubre un medicamento que permite tragarlo sin percibir su sabor.
  8. 8
    Galleta pequeña crocante, rectangular y alargada, rellena con crema o con algún dulce.
  9. 9
    Disco delgado de silicio u otro material semiconductor en el que se fabrican los chips y circuitos electrónicos.
  10. 10
    Persona extremadamente delgada.

This word in other languages

wafer(English)Oblate(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oblea"?
"oblea" is spelled O-B-L-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈβ̞lea].
What does "oblea" mean?
As a noun, "oblea" means: Hoja muy delgada de masa de harina y agua, cocida en molde, y cuyos trozos, cuadrados o circulares, servían para pegar sobres o cubiertas de oficios o cartas.
How do you pronounce "oblea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oblea" is [oˈβ̞lea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oblea" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oblea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nurse#73,904olían#73,916orujo#73,922pacas#73,924

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list