oculta

[oˈkul̪t̪a]

/[oˈkul̪t̪a]/ verb

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The verdict

“oculta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,642
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocultar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oculta · oculta · Spanish

oculta · rank #5,642 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,642
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH norteamericano

Nearest frequency peer: norteamericano (-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 “oculta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “oculta” 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).

oculta vs ocupa
67% similar
oculta vs ocurra
67% similar
oculta vs oculto
83% similar

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

Key facts for oculta
PropertyValue
Headwordoculta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[oˈkul̪t̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,642
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “oculta”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “norteamericano” (#5,641), “opuesto” (#5,643), “negativos” (#5,640). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oculta” va en #5,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around oculta (IPA [oˈkul̪t̪a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,642 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for oculta, with forms such as "coulta", "occulta", and "ocluta". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ocupa", "ocurra", "oculto", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is oculta, spelled O-C-U-L-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocultar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de ocultar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coulta
  • occulta
  • ocluta
  • oculat
  • ocullta
  • ocultta
  • ocutla
  • ouclta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oculta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

coulta2occulta1ocluta2oculat2ocullta1ocultta1ocutla2ouclta2
Edit distance from "oculta"

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 "oculta"?
"oculta" is spelled O-C-U-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈkul̪t̪a].
What does "oculta" mean?
As a verb, "oculta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocultar.
What words are commonly confused with "oculta"?
"oculta" is commonly confused with "ocupa", "ocurra", "oculto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oculta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oculta" is [oˈkul̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oculta" come from?
"oculta" 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 "oculta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

lleguen8 variantsharina8 variantsrepite8 variantsserás8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list