ocioso
[oˈsjoso]
The verdict
“ocioso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,806 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,806
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no esta trabajando o que no esta ocupado, que no esta haciendo algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ocioso · ocioso · Spanish
ocioso · rank #51,806 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,806
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH observable
Nearest frequency peer: observable (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ocioso”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- numéricas
numéricas
48,200 corpus weight
- nítido
nítido
48,199 corpus weight
- observable
observable
48,196 corpus weight
- ocioso
ocioso
48,195 corpus weight
- oculus
oculus
48,194 corpus weight
- ofendo
ofendo
48,193 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ocioso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ocioso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oˈsjoso] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ocioso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ocioso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,806 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈsjoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ocioso doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 ocioso, spelled O-C-I-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1Que no esta trabajando o que no esta ocupado, que no esta haciendo algo.
- 2Que no se esta usando, que no esta en operación.
- 3Que no produce o que no da fruto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ocioso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
reinaba también en Egipto el rey Amasio, el cual mandó por edicto público que ninguno en todo su imperio se anduviese ocioso, ni osase de vivir de sudor ageno, so pena que al hombre que no quisiese trabajar, ni oficio aprender, le azotasen públicamente en la plaza, y le desterrasen después de su república.
This word in other languages
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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