observación

[oβ̞seɾβ̞aˈsjõn]

/[oβ̞seɾβ̞aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“observación” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,532
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de examinar a alguna persona, animal o cosa con detenimiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-observacion · observación · Spanish

observación · rank #4,532 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,532
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH negar

Nearest frequency peer: negar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “observación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “observación” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

observación vs observaron
73% similar
observación vs observaciones
77% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for observación
PropertyValue
Headwordobservación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oβ̞seɾβ̞aˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,532
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “observación”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.observacióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “negar” (#4,531), “olímpicos” (#4,533), “Murcia” (#4,530). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “observación” va en #4,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around observación (IPA [oβ̞seɾβ̞aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,532 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for observación, with forms such as "boservación", "obbservación", and "obcervación". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "observaron", "observaciones", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is observación, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de examinar a alguna persona, animal o cosa con detenimiento.
  2. 2
    Aportes explicativos que se escriben al margen o al pie de un texto.
  3. 3
    Comentario que complementa, enriquece o aclara un asunto en una discusión o charla.
  4. 4
    Rectificación que se hace a quien expone o presenta una materia.
  5. 5
    Reprimenda o castigo menor a quien comete una falta o error.
  6. 6
    Acción de mantener inalterable cierta conducta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how observación appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La observación de una dieta estricta.

Synonyms

examenseguimientovigilanciaaclaraciónnotaindicaciónobjeciónreparoadvertenciareto

This word in other languages

observation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boservación
  • obbservación
  • obcervación
  • obesrvación
  • obseravción
  • obserbación
  • obserrvación
  • observacción
  • observacinó
  • observaciónn
  • observacóin
  • observaicón
  • observasión
  • observcaión
  • observvación
  • obsevración
  • obsrevación
  • obsservación
  • osbervación
  • ovservación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of observación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

boservación2obbservación1obcervación1obesrvación2obseravción2obserbación1obserrvación1observacción1
Edit distance from "observación"

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

How do you spell "observación"?
"observación" is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oβ̞seɾβ̞aˈsjõn].
What does "observación" mean?
As a noun, "observación" means: Acción de examinar a alguna persona, animal o cosa con detenimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "observación"?
"observación" is commonly confused with "observaron", "observaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "observación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "observación" is [oβ̞seɾβ̞aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "observación" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "observación", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trayectoria#4,560utilización#4,563dependencia#4,500adicionales#4,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

sinceramente20 variantscontaminación20 variantsexplicaciones20 variantsdispositivos20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list