ocasionaba

[okasjoˈnaβ̞a]

/[okasjoˈnaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“ocasionaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,109 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,109
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ocasionar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocasionaba · ocasionaba · Spanish

ocasionaba · rank #85,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,109
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH obturación

Nearest frequency peer: obturación (-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 “ocasionaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ocasionaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ocasionaba
PropertyValue
Headwordocasionaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[okasjoˈnaβ̞a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ocasionaba” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ocasionabacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “obturación” (#85,108), “octopus” (#85,110), “oficializar” (#85,111). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocasionaba” va en #85,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocasionaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,109 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [okasjoˈnaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ocasionaba in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ocasionaba, spelled O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ocasionar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ocasionar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ocasionaba"?
"ocasionaba" is spelled O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [okasjoˈnaβ̞a].
What does "ocasionaba" mean?
As a verb, "ocasionaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ocasionar.
How do you pronounce "ocasionaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocasionaba" is [okasjoˈnaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ocasionaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list