oculto
[oˈkul̪t̪o]
The verdict
“oculto” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,761 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,761
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que está tapado, cubierto y por lo tanto no se puede ver.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oculto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oˈkul̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,761 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oculto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for oculto is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈkul̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,761 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Que está tapado, cubierto y por lo tanto no se puede ver.
- 2Que no se conoce, no se sabe.
- 3Que no tiene explicación, que su conocimiento no está a disposición de los no iniciados.
- 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
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.
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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Using “oculto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-C-U-L-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oˈkul̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ocupó” - see the side-by-side comparison. oculto vs ocupó
- 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.