ocio

[ˈosjo]

/[ˈosjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“ocio” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,540. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,540
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tiempo libre donde no se realizan actividades laborales o de estudio que se puede dedicar a la recreación o al descanso

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocio · ocio · Spanish

ocio · rank #10,540 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,540
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH nutrición

Nearest frequency peer: nutrición (-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 “ocio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocio” 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).

ocio vs oi
50% similar
ocio vs oro
50% similar
ocio vs ojo
50% similar

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

Key facts for ocio
PropertyValue
Headwordocio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈosjo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,540
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ocio”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ociocae 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 “nutrición” (#10,539), “nula” (#10,538), “ordinaria” (#10,542). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocio” va en #10,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ocio (IPA [ˈosjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,540 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tiempo libre donde no se realizan actividades laborales o de estudio que se puede dedicar a la recreación o al descanso".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocio, with forms such as "coio", "occio", and "ocoi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oi", "oro", "ojo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ocio, spelled O-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tiempo libre donde no se realizan actividades laborales o de estudio que se puede dedicar a la recreación o al descanso

This word in other languages

leisure(English)loisir(Français)Muße(Deutsch)ócio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coio
  • occio
  • ocoi
  • oico
  • osio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

coio2occio1ocoi2oico2osio1
Edit distance from "ocio"

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 "ocio"?
"ocio" is spelled O-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈosjo].
What does "ocio" mean?
As a noun, "ocio" means: Tiempo libre donde no se realizan actividades laborales o de estudio que se puede dedicar a la recreación o al descanso
What words are commonly confused with "ocio"?
"ocio" is commonly confused with "oi", "oro", "ojo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocio" is [ˈosjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocio" come from?
"ocio" 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 "ocio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

nula#10,538java#10,520vara#10,590caca#10,622

Similar misspelling depth

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

gorra5 variantscase5 variantsfilo5 variantspito5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list