óculo
[ˈokulo]
The verdict
“óculo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de ventana que tiene forma de óvalo o círculo y sirve para proporcionar iluminación o decorar edificios.
Corpus desk
Index ES-oculo · óculo · Spanish
óculo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ó" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | óculo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈokulo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “óculo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
óculo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈokulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tipo de ventana que tiene forma de óvalo o círculo y sirve para proporcionar iluminación o decorar edificios.".
Zero misspellings are on record for óculo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 óculo, spelled Ó-C-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Tipo de ventana que tiene forma de óvalo o círculo y sirve para proporcionar iluminación o decorar edificios.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how óculo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Las primeras tracerías, entre las que figuran estas de Tudela, eran muy simples, constituidas fundamentalmente por un mainel y un óculo en el vértice del hueco. Luego, todo se fue complicando, hasta llegar a alcanzar el carácter de una reja pétrea de imaginativo dibujo».
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.