oculto

[oˈkul̪t̪o]

/[oˈkul̪t̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“oculto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,761
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está tapado, cubierto y por lo tanto no se puede ver.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oculto · oculto · Spanish

oculto · rank #7,761 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,761
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH mágica

Nearest frequency peer: mágica (-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 “oculto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “oculto” 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).

oculto vs ocupó
50% similar
oculto vs óvulo
50% similar
oculto vs oculta
83% similar

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

Key facts for oculto
PropertyValue
Headwordoculto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈkul̪t̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,761
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “oculto”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ocultocae 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 “mágica” (#7,760), “molestar” (#7,759), “pasajes” (#7,763). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oculto” va en #7,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around oculto (IPA [oˈkul̪t̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,761 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for oculto, with forms such as "coulto", "occulto", and "ocluto". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ocupó", "óvulo", "oculta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is oculto, spelled O-C-U-L-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está tapado, cubierto y por lo tanto no se puede ver.
  2. 2
    Que no se conoce, no se sabe.
  3. 3
    Que no tiene explicación, que su conocimiento no está a disposición de los no iniciados.
  4. 4
    (Ctenomys spp) Roedores pequeños que según la especie pesan de 100g a 1kg, viven en galerías subterráneas que cavan con sus dientes y patas anteriores.

Synonyms

escondidoignoradoarcanomisteriosotucu tucotuco-tucotunducocururocururú

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coulto
  • occulto
  • ocluto
  • ocullto
  • oculot
  • ocultto
  • ocutlo
  • ouclto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oculto - 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.

coulto2occulto1ocluto2ocullto1oculot2ocultto1ocutlo2ouclto2
Edit distance from "oculto"

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 "oculto"?
"oculto" is spelled O-C-U-L-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈkul̪t̪o].
What does "oculto" mean?
As an adjective, "oculto" means: Que está tapado, cubierto y por lo tanto no se puede ver.
What words are commonly confused with "oculto"?
"oculto" is commonly confused with "ocupó", "óvulo", "oculta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oculto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oculto" is [oˈkul̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oculto" come from?
"oculto" 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 "oculto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

mágica#7,760pirata#7,766matriz#7,754primas#7,770

Similar misspelling depth

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

Lobos8 variantsimpuso8 variantsharían8 variantsgrueso8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list