obtusa
[oβ̞ˈt̪usa]
The verdict
“obtusa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,570 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,570
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de obtuso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-obtusa · obtusa · Spanish
obtusa · rank #65,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,570
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH odontólogos
Nearest frequency peer: odontólogos (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “obtusa”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- nudistas
nudistas
34,434 corpus weight
- obtusa
obtusa
34,431 corpus weight
- odontólogos
odontólogos
34,430 corpus weight
- ofertan
ofertan
34,429 corpus weight
- ofreciéndose
ofreciéndose
34,428 corpus weight
- Olinda
Olinda
34,427 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “obtusa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obtusa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oβ̞ˈt̪usa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,570 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “obtusa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
obtusa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,570 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oβ̞ˈt̪usa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de obtuso.".
obtusa has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is obtusa, spelled O-B-T-U-S-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino singular de obtuso.
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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