ocumo

[oˈkumo]

/[oˈkumo]/ noun

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The verdict

“ocumo” 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 May 6, 2026) - (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Planta herbácea de la familia de las Aráceas, originario de la América tropical, carece de tallo aéreo y tiene hojas grandes, acorazonadas, con rizoma comestible

Key facts for ocumo
PropertyValue
Headwordocumo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈkumo]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ocumo” sits in Spanish frequency

ocumo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocumo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈkumo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Planta herbácea de la familia de las Aráceas, originario de la América tropical, carece de tallo aéreo y tiene hojas grandes, acorazonadas, con rizoma comestible".

No misspelling variants are generated for ocumo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ocumo, spelled O-C-U-M-O.

Definition

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    (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Planta herbácea de la familia de las Aráceas, originario de la América tropical, carece de tallo aéreo y tiene hojas grandes, acorazonadas, con rizoma comestible

Synonyms

malangamafafaocumo blancotiquizqueyautía

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ocumo"?
"ocumo" is spelled O-C-U-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈkumo].
What does "ocumo" mean?
As a noun, "ocumo" means: (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Planta herbácea de la familia de las Aráceas, originario de la América tropical, carece de tallo aéreo y tiene hojas grandes, acorazonadas, con rizoma comestible
How do you pronounce "ocumo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocumo" is [oˈkumo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocumo" come from?
"ocumo" 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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Using “ocumo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-C-U-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oˈkumo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list