obra muerta
[ˈoβ̞ɾa ˈmweɾt̪a]
The verdict
“obra muerta” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte del casco que está fuera del agua, de forma permanente, cuando el barco está a plena carga. Se considera para esta distinción solamente el casco del buque, puesto que todo lo que se construye...
Corpus desk
Index ES-obra-muerta · obra muerta · Spanish
obra muerta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obra muerta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈoβ̞ɾa ˈmweɾt̪a] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “obra muerta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
obra muerta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈoβ̞ɾa ˈmweɾt̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parte del casco que está fuera del agua, de forma permanente, cuando el barco está a plena carga. Se considera para esta distinción solamente el casco del buque, puesto que todo lo que se construye...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for obra muerta, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 muerta, spelled O-B-R-A- -M-U-E-R-T-A.
Definition
- 1Parte del casco que está fuera del agua, de forma permanente, cuando el barco está a plena carga. Se considera para esta distinción solamente el casco del buque, puesto que todo lo que se construye a partir de la cubierta principal se llama superestructura o casillaje.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.