ocasionar

[okasjoˈnaɾ]

/[okasjoˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“ocasionar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,146
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causar con su acción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocasionar · ocasionar · Spanish

ocasionar · rank #20,146 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,146
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH oc

Nearest frequency peer: oc (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ocasionar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ocasionar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ocasionar vs ocasiones
78% similar
ocasionar vs ocasionaron
82% similar
ocasionar vs ocasión
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ocasionar
PropertyValue
Headwordocasionar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[okasjoˈnaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,146
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ocasionar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ocasionarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “oc” (#20,145), “ocurriría” (#20,147), “obtengan” (#20,144). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocasionar” va en #20,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ocasionar (IPA [okasjoˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,146 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Causar con su acción.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocasionar, with forms such as "coasionar", "oacsionar", and "ocacionar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ocasiones", "ocasionaron", "ocasión", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ocasionar, spelled O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causar con su acción.

This word in other languages

occasion(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coasionar
  • oacsionar
  • ocacionar
  • ocaisonar
  • ocasinoar
  • ocasioanr
  • ocasionarr
  • ocasionnar
  • ocasionra
  • ocasoinar
  • ocassionar
  • occasionar
  • ocsaionar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ocasionar - 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.

coasionar2oacsionar2ocacionar1ocaisonar2ocasinoar2ocasioanr2ocasionarr1ocasionnar1
Edit distance from "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 "ocasionar"?
"ocasionar" is spelled O-C-A-S-I-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [okasjoˈnaɾ].
What does "ocasionar" mean?
As a verb, "ocasionar" means: Causar con su acción.
What words are commonly confused with "ocasionar"?
"ocasionar" is commonly confused with "ocasiones", "ocasionaron", "ocasión". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocasionar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocasionar" is [okasjoˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocasionar" come from?
"ocasionar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ocurriría#20,147ortodoxos#20,148partícula#20,154pegamento#20,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

obtengan13 variantsobtendrá13 variantsprecisar13 variantsmayúscula13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list