octogésimo
[okt̪oˈxesimo]
The verdict
“octogésimo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que sigue al septuagésimo noveno o precede al octogésimo primero.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | octogésimo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [okt̪oˈxesimo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “octogésimo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
octogésimo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed [okt̪oˈxesimo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for octogésimo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is octogésimo, spelled O-C-T-O-G-É-S-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1Que sigue al septuagésimo noveno o precede al octogésimo primero.
- 2Dícese de cada una de la ochenta partes iguales en que se divide una cosa.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “octogésimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-C-T-O-G-É-S-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [okt̪oˈxesimo] (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.