oculus

/ˈo.ku.lus/

//ˈo.ku.lus// noun

The verdict

“oculus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,807 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,807
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ojo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oculus · oculus · Spanish

oculus · rank #51,807 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,807
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ocioso

Nearest frequency peer: ocioso (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “oculus”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “oculus” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oculus
PropertyValue
Headwordoculus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈo.ku.lus/
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,807
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “oculus” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).oculuscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ocioso” (#51,806), “ofendo” (#51,808), “observable” (#51,805). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oculus” va en #51,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oculus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,807 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈo.ku.lus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oculus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is oculus, spelled O-C-U-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ojo.
  2. 2
    Yema de una planta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how oculus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «[…] Hoc sibi perpetuo ante oculus proponens, ut, sublatis erroribus […]».

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 "oculus"?
"oculus" is spelled O-C-U-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈo.ku.lus/.
What does "oculus" mean?
As a noun, "oculus" means: Ojo.
How do you pronounce "oculus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oculus" is /ˈo.ku.lus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oculus" come from?
"oculus" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oculus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list