obvia

/[ˈoβ̞bja]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,827

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

obvia is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de obviar. Pronounced [ˈoβ̞bja]. Often confused with oía and odia.

Key facts for obvia
PropertyValue
Headwordobvia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈoβ̞bja]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,827
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for obvia is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoβ̞bja]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,827 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 generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for obvia, with forms such as "bovia", "obbia", and "obbvia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "oía", "odia", "olía", and more, 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 obvia, spelled O-B-V-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de obviar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de obviar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bovia,obbia,obbvia,obiva,obvai,obvvia,ovbia,ovvia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obvia

Misspelling Variants of "obvia"

bovia5obbia5obbvia6obiva5obvai5obvvia6ovbia5ovvia5
Misspelling Variants of "obvia"

Frequency rank: #11,827 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obvia"?
"obvia" is spelled O-B-V-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoβ̞bja].
What does "obvia" mean?
As a verb, "obvia" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de obviar.
What words are commonly confused with "obvia"?
"obvia" is commonly confused with "oía", "odia", "olía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obvia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obvia" is [ˈoβ̞bja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obvia" come from?
"obvia" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.