obviamente
[ˌoβ̞bjaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“obviamente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,515 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #2,515
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De modo obvio, con obviedad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obviamente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˌoβ̞bjaˈmẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #2,515 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obviamente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for obviamente is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌoβ̞bjaˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,515 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De modo obvio, con obviedad.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for obviamente, with forms such as "boviamente", "obbiamente", and "obbviamente". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is obviamente, spelled O-B-V-I-A-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1De modo obvio, con obviedad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boviamente,obbiamente,obbviamente,obivamente,obvaimente,obviaemnte,obviamenet,obviamennte,obviamentte,obviametne,obviammente,obviamnete,obvimaente,obvviamente,ovbiamente,ovviamente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obviamente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “obviamente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-B-V-I-A-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌoβ̞bjaˈmẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.