ocelote
[oseˈlot̪e]
The verdict
“ocelote” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Leopardus pardalis, sin. Felis pardalis) Felino salvaje de mediano tamaño distribuido por el continente sudamericano,desde el sur de Estados Unidos hasta América del Sur. Es de hábitos nocturnos y...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ocelote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oseˈlot̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ocelote” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ocelote is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oseˈlot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Leopardus pardalis, sin. Felis pardalis) Felino salvaje de mediano tamaño distribuido por el continente sudamericano,desde el sur de Estados Unidos hasta América del Sur. Es de hábitos nocturnos y...".
ocelote doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ocelote, spelled O-C-E-L-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1(Leopardus pardalis, sin. Felis pardalis) Felino salvaje de mediano tamaño distribuido por el continente sudamericano,desde el sur de Estados Unidos hasta América del Sur. Es de hábitos nocturnos y pasan la mayor parte del día durmiendo en las ramas de los árboles o escondidos entre de la vegetación.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ocelote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-C-E-L-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oseˈlot̪e] (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.