ocupado

[okuˈpað̞o]

/[okuˈpað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“ocupado” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,643
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, que trabaja mucho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocupado · ocupado · Spanish

ocupado · rank #3,643 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,643
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH negativa

Nearest frequency peer: negativa (-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 “ocupado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocupado” 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).

ocupado vs ocupó
57% similar
ocupado vs ocupar
71% similar
ocupado vs ocupan
71% similar

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

Key facts for ocupado
PropertyValue
Headwordocupado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[okuˈpað̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,643
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ocupado”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “negativa” (#3,642), “olvido” (#3,644), “Miren” (#3,641). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocupado” va en #3,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ocupado (IPA [okuˈpað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,643 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocupado, with forms such as "coupado", "occupado", and "ocpuado". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ocupó", "ocupar", "ocupan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ocupado, spelled O-C-U-P-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, que trabaja mucho.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, que está trabajando y por lo tanto no está disponible.
  3. 3
    Dicho de algo, que está siendo usado.
  4. 4
    Dicho de terrenos y territorios, que están bajo el control ajeno de un grupo de personas, equipo deportivo, ejércitos u otro colectivo.
  5. 5
    Dicho de una casa o inmueble, que está siendo usada o habitada ilegalmente.
  6. 6
    Estar reservado un espacio, butaca o mesa para una persona o grupo de personas en específico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fulano es una persona muy ocupada.
  2. El jefe no lo puede atender porque está ocupado.

Synonyms

atareadoindisponibleindisponibletomado

Antonyms

libredisponiblelibredisponiblevacantevacíolibre

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coupado
  • occupado
  • ocpuado
  • ocuapdo
  • ocupaddo
  • ocupaod
  • ocupdao
  • ocuppado
  • oucpado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ocupado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

coupado2occupado1ocpuado2ocuapdo2ocupaddo1ocupaod2ocupdao2ocuppado1
Edit distance from "ocupado"

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 "ocupado"?
"ocupado" is spelled O-C-U-P-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [okuˈpað̞o].
What does "ocupado" mean?
As an adjective, "ocupado" means: Dicho de una persona, que trabaja mucho.
What words are commonly confused with "ocupado"?
"ocupado" is commonly confused with "ocupó", "ocupar", "ocupan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocupado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocupado" is [okuˈpað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocupado" come from?
"ocupado" 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 "ocupado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

portada#3,648incluir#3,637produjo#3,650guerras#3,633

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

olvido9 variantslector9 variantsprevio9 variantsPuebla9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list