obvio
Spanish, adjective
obvio is spelled O-B-V-I-O (5 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obvio is a Spanish adjective meaning “obvious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of obviar. With an accent, obvió is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of obviar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que es claro, comprensible y no amerita discusión ni explicación”.
What does obvio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obvious
¿No es obvio que no me gusta?
- 2
clear
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of obviar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of obviar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que es claro, comprensible y no amerita discusión ni explicación. 2. Por extensión, algo que es muy sabido y conocido, por lo que decirlo sería insensato.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obvio
- obvia feminine
- obvios masculine plural
- obvias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to obvio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obvio in Spanish?
obvio appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).