ocasionalmente
[okasjoˌnalˈmẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“ocasionalmente” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,880 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #12,880
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que sucede por ocasión o contingencia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ocasionalmente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [okasjoˌnalˈmẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #12,880 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ocasionalmente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ocasionalmente is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [okasjoˌnalˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,880 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 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocasionalmente, with forms such as "coasionalmente", "oacsionalmente", and "ocacionalmente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ocasionalmente, spelled O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-L-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que sucede por ocasión o contingencia.
- 2Que sucede o se da en lapsos de tiempo espaciados, que no ocurre siempre.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: coasionalmente,oacsionalmente,ocacionalmente,ocaisonalmente,ocasinoalmente,ocasioanlmente,ocasionalemnte,ocasionallmente,ocasionalmenet,ocasionalmennte,ocasionalmentte,ocasionalmetne,ocasionalmmente,ocasionalmnete,ocasionamlente,ocasionlamente,ocasionnalmente,ocasoinalmente,ocassionalmente,occasionalmente,ocsaionalmente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ocasionalmente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “ocasionalmente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-L-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [okasjoˌnalˈmẽn̪t̪e] (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.