obsoleta

/[oβ̞soˈlet̪a]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,318

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

obsoleta is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del femenino singular de obsoleto. Pronounced [oβ̞soˈlet̪a]. Often confused with obsoleto and obsoletos.

Key facts for obsoleta
PropertyValue
Headwordobsoleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[oβ̞soˈlet̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,318
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of obsoleta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for obsoleta is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oβ̞soˈlet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,318 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino singular de obsoleto.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for obsoleta, with forms such as "bosoleta", "obbsoleta", and "obosleta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "obsoleto", "obsoletos", "obsoletas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is obsoleta, spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de obsoleto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bosoleta,obbsoleta,obosleta,obsloeta,obsoelta,obsoleat,obsoletta,obsolleta,obsoltea,obssoleta,osboleta,ovsoleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obsoleta

Misspelling Variants of "obsoleta"

bosoleta8obbsoleta9obosleta8obsloeta8obsoelta8obsoleat8obsoletta9obsolleta9
Misspelling Variants of "obsoleta"

Frequency rank: #29,318 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obsoleta"?
"obsoleta" is spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oβ̞soˈlet̪a].
What does "obsoleta" mean?
As an adj, "obsoleta" means: Forma del femenino singular de obsoleto.
What words are commonly confused with "obsoleta"?
"obsoleta" is commonly confused with "obsoleto", "obsoletos", "obsoletas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obsoleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obsoleta" is [oβ̞soˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obsoleta" come from?
"obsoleta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.