obra
[ˈoβ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“obra” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #447
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resultado de un trabajo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-obra · obra · Spanish
obra · rank #447 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #447
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH mundial
Nearest frequency peer: mundial (-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 “obra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cara
cara
99,557 corpus weight
- línea
línea
99,556 corpus weight
- mundial
mundial
99,555 corpus weight
- obra
obra
99,554 corpus weight
- ojos
ojos
99,553 corpus weight
- os
os
99,552 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “obra” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | obra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoβ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #447 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “obra” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around obra (IPA [ˈoβ̞ɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #447 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for obra, with forms such as "obar", "obbra", and "obrra". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "or", "oro", "oír", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 obra, spelled O-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1Resultado de un trabajo.
- 2lugar donde se construye y situará una edificación.
- 3Efecto de obrar, hacer.
- 4Resultado del trabajo de un artista.
- 5Conjunto de tomos que forman un libro completo.
- 6Efecto de intermediar, de actuar a través de otro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Esas extrañas rocas son obra de la erosión de las olas del mar.
Poner en obra nuestros esfuerzos para mejorar el wikcionario.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- obar
- obbra
- obrra
- orba
- ovra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obra - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "obra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "obra". Here's where to go from here.
- "obra" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "or". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #447 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.