observan
[oβ̞ˈseɾβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“observan” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,433
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de observar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-observan · observan · Spanish
observan · rank #12,433 · 15 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,433
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH obligaron
Nearest frequency peer: obligaron (-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 “observan”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- morada
morada
87,571 corpus weight
- Morris
Morris
87,570 corpus weight
- obligaron
obligaron
87,569 corpus weight
- observan
observan
87,568 corpus weight
- ocupaba
ocupaba
87,567 corpus weight
- ofrecemos
ofrecemos
87,566 corpus weight
What this shows “observan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | observan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [oβ̞ˈseɾβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,433 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “observan”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around observan (IPA [oβ̞ˈseɾβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,433 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de observar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for observan, with forms such as "boservan", "obbservan", and "obcervan". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "observo", "observe", "observar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is observan, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de observar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- boservan
- obbservan
- obcervan
- obesrvan
- obseravn
- obserban
- obserrvan
- observann
- observna
- observvan
- obsevran
- obsrevan
- obsservan
- osbervan
- ovservan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of observan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "observan", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).