oblivion

/əˈblɪviən/

//əˈblɪviən// noun

The verdict

“oblivion” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,513 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,513
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Olvido.

Key facts for oblivion
PropertyValue
Headwordoblivion
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈblɪviən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oblivion” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oblivion lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for oblivion is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈblɪviən/. Corpus data places it at rank #56,513 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Olvido.".

oblivion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is oblivion, spelled O-B-L-I-V-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Olvido.

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 "oblivion"?
"oblivion" is spelled O-B-L-I-V-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈblɪviən/.
What does "oblivion" mean?
As a noun, "oblivion" means: Olvido.
How do you pronounce "oblivion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oblivion" is /əˈblɪviən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oblivion" come from?
"oblivion" 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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Using “oblivion”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-B-L-I-V-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈblɪviən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list