obvio

/[ˈoβ̞bjo]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,462

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

obvio is anSpanishadj. It means: Que es claro, comprensible y no amerita discusión ni explicación. Pronounced [ˈoβ̞bjo]. It ranks #2,462 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with odio and ocio.

Key facts for obvio
PropertyValue
Headwordobvio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈoβ̞bjo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,462
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for obvio is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoβ̞bjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,462 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for obvio, with forms such as "bovio", "obbio", and "obbvio". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "odio", "ocio", "Ohio", 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 obvio, spelled O-B-V-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es claro, comprensible y no amerita discusión ni explicación.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, algo que es muy sabido y conocido, por lo que decirlo sería insensato.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bovio,obbio,obbvio,obivo,obvoi,obvvio,ovbio,ovvio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obvio

Misspelling Variants of "obvio"

bovio5obbio5obbvio6obivo5obvoi5obvvio6ovbio5ovvio5
Misspelling Variants of "obvio"

Frequency rank: #2,462 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obvio"?
"obvio" is spelled O-B-V-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoβ̞bjo].
What does "obvio" mean?
As an adj, "obvio" means: Que es claro, comprensible y no amerita discusión ni explicación.
What words are commonly confused with "obvio"?
"obvio" is commonly confused with "odio", "ocio", "Ohio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obvio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obvio" is [ˈoβ̞bjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obvio" come from?
"obvio" 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.