obsceno
[oβ̞ˈseno]
The verdict
“obsceno” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,475 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,475
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que ofende las reglas morales comúnmente aceptadas, en especial en materia de sexualidad.
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 | obsceno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oβ̞ˈseno] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,475 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obsceno” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for obsceno is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oβ̞ˈseno]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,475 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que ofende las reglas morales comúnmente aceptadas, en especial en materia de sexualidad.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for obsceno, with forms such as "bosceno", "obbsceno", and "obcseno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "obscuro", "obscena", "obscenas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is obsceno, spelled O-B-S-C-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que ofende las reglas morales comúnmente aceptadas, en especial en materia de sexualidad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bosceno,obbsceno,obcseno,obscceno,obscenno,obsceon,obscneo,obsecno,obssceno,obsseno,osbceno,ovsceno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obsceno - 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.
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Using “obsceno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-B-S-C-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oβ̞ˈseno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “obscuro” - see the side-by-side comparison. obsceno vs obscuro
- 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.