oblongo
[oβ̞ˈlõŋgo]
The verdict
“oblongo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,642 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,642
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En cuanto a las dimensiones, más largo que ancho.
Corpus desk
Index ES-oblongo · oblongo · Spanish
oblongo · rank #69,642 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,642
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH oblongas
Nearest frequency peer: oblongas (-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 “oblongo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- numerarios
numerarios
30,362 corpus weight
- Nínive
Nínive
30,361 corpus weight
- oblongas
oblongas
30,360 corpus weight
- oblongo
oblongo
30,359 corpus weight
- ocultándose
ocultándose
30,357 corpus weight
- odi
odi
30,356 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “oblongo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oblongo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oβ̞ˈlõŋgo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,642 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “oblongo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
oblongo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,642 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oβ̞ˈlõŋgo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for oblongo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is oblongo, spelled O-B-L-O-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1En cuanto a las dimensiones, más largo que ancho.
- 2Taladro alargado, utilizado para ajustar dos piezas en posición.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how oblongo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El fruto es una baya oblonga u ovoide con pericarpio coriáceo o blando de color amarillo al madurar.
This word in other languages
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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