ocho

[ˈot͡ʃo]

/[ˈot͡ʃo]/ num

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The verdict

“ocho” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,040
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siete y uno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocho · ocho · Spanish

ocho · rank #1,040 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,040
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH negocio

Nearest frequency peer: negocio (-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 “ocho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocho” 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).

ocho vs oh
50% similar
ocho vs oro
50% similar
ocho vs ojo
50% similar

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

Key facts for ocho
PropertyValue
Headwordocho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈot͡ʃo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,040
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ocho”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “negocio” (#1,039), “Pablo” (#1,041), “nación” (#1,038). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocho” va en #1,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ocho (IPA [ˈot͡ʃo]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #1,040 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocho, with forms such as "coho", "occho", and "ochho". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oh", "oro", "ojo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ocho, spelled O-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siete y uno.
  2. 2
    Que ocupa el octavo lugar en una serie.
  3. 3
    Que está ocho veces. Se usa delante de un sustantivo, pero también puede ir solo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ocho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El capítulo ocho.
  2. Vinieron los ocho hermanos.

Synonyms

octavo

This word in other languages

eight(English)huit(Français)oito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coho
  • occho
  • ochho
  • ocoh
  • ohco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ocho - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

coho2occho1ochho1ocoh2ohco2
Edit distance from "ocho"

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 "ocho"?
"ocho" is spelled O-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈot͡ʃo].
What does "ocho" mean?
As a numeral, "ocho" means: Siete y uno.
What words are commonly confused with "ocho"?
"ocho" is commonly confused with "oh", "oro", "ojo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocho" is [ˈot͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocho" come from?
"ocho" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tuve#1,047Cuba#1,053mesa#1,058sala#1,067

Similar misspelling depth

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

sueño5 variantspeso5 variantsdejó5 variantspuso5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list