obsoleto

/[oβ̞soˈlet̪o]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,518

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

obsoleto is anSpanishadj. It means: Que ha dejado de estar en uso por ser reemplazado por otra cosa más moderna y ajustada al momento Pronounced [oβ̞soˈlet̪o]. Often confused with obsoletos and obsoleta.

Key facts for obsoleto
PropertyValue
Headwordobsoleto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[oβ̞soˈlet̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,518
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for obsoleto is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oβ̞soˈlet̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,518 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for obsoleto, with forms such as "bosoleto", "obbsoleto", and "obosleto". 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, "obsoletos", "obsoleta", "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 obsoleto, spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ha dejado de estar en uso por ser reemplazado por otra cosa más moderna y ajustada al momento
  2. 2
    Que se usa o se ha usado poco

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bosoleto,obbsoleto,obosleto,obsloeto,obsoelto,obsoleot,obsoletto,obsolleto,obsolteo,obssoleto,osboleto,ovsoleto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obsoleto

Misspelling Variants of "obsoleto"

bosoleto8obbsoleto9obosleto8obsloeto8obsoelto8obsoleot8obsoletto9obsolleto9
Misspelling Variants of "obsoleto"

Frequency rank: #23,518 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obsoleto"?
"obsoleto" is spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oβ̞soˈlet̪o].
What does "obsoleto" mean?
As an adj, "obsoleto" means: Que ha dejado de estar en uso por ser reemplazado por otra cosa más moderna y ajustada al momento
What words are commonly confused with "obsoleto"?
"obsoleto" is commonly confused with "obsoletos", "obsoleta", "obsoletas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obsoleto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obsoleto" is [oβ̞soˈlet̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obsoleto" come from?
"obsoleto" 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.