oblicuo

[oˈβ̞likwo]

/[oˈβ̞likwo]/ adj

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The verdict

“oblicuo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,210 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,210
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con inclinación o desviación de la línea recta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oblicuo · oblicuo · Spanish

oblicuo · rank #60,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,210
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH obligarán

Nearest frequency peer: obligarán (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “oblicuo”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “oblicuo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oblicuo
PropertyValue
Headwordoblicuo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈβ̞likwo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “oblicuo” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).oblicuocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “obligarán” (#60,211), “obstruyendo” (#60,212), “nublada” (#60,207). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oblicuo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,210 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈβ̞likwo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oblicuo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is oblicuo, spelled O-B-L-I-C-U-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Con inclinación o desviación de la línea recta.
  2. 2
    Se dice de una figura o de una línea que corta a otra en una dirección torcida, no perpendicular, formando un ángulo que no es recto (de noventa grados).
  3. 3
    Se dice de una idea o significación que no se manifiesta de manera directa.
  4. 4
    Se dice en general de cualquier caso gramatical, en lenguas con declinaciones, que no es ni vocativo ni nominativo (sujeto de la oración).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how oblicuo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En cuanto sujetos de una comunidad estética no tenemos sino preguntas, dudas, sentidos latentes, intenciones oblicuas

Synonyms

atravesadodiagonalinclinadodesviadosesgadotorcidoescondidosolapadotorcido

Antonyms

derechodirectorecto

This word in other languages

oblique(English)

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 "oblicuo"?
"oblicuo" is spelled O-B-L-I-C-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈβ̞likwo].
What does "oblicuo" mean?
As an adjective, "oblicuo" means: Con inclinación o desviación de la línea recta.
How do you pronounce "oblicuo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oblicuo" is [oˈβ̞likwo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oblicuo" come from?
"oblicuo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nublada#60,207Olavide#60,217negados#60,199paisana#60,228

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list