obrando
[oˈβ̞ɾãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“obrando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,510 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,510
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerundio de obrar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obrando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [oˈβ̞ɾãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obrando” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
obrando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,510 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [oˈβ̞ɾãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de obrar.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for obrando in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is obrando, spelled O-B-R-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Gerundio de obrar.
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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Using “obrando”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-B-R-A-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.