ocupan

[oˈkupãn]

/[oˈkupãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“ocupan” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,709
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocupar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocupan · ocupan · Spanish

ocupan · rank #6,709 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,709
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH not

Nearest frequency peer: not (-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 “ocupan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocupan” 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).

ocupan vs ocupó
67% similar
ocupan vs ocupar
83% similar
ocupan vs ocupen
83% similar

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

Key facts for ocupan
PropertyValue
Headwordocupan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[oˈkupãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,709
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ocupan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ocupancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “not” (#6,708), “ofrecido” (#6,710), “norteamericana” (#6,707). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocupan” va en #6,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ocupan (IPA [oˈkupãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,709 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocupar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocupan, with forms such as "coupan", "occupan", and "ocpuan". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "ocupó", "ocupar", "ocupen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ocupan, spelled O-C-U-P-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocupar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coupan
  • occupan
  • ocpuan
  • ocuapn
  • ocupann
  • ocupna
  • ocuppan
  • oucpan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

coupan2occupan1ocpuan2ocuapn2ocupann1ocupna2ocuppan1oucpan2
Edit distance from "ocupan"

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 "ocupan"?
"ocupan" is spelled O-C-U-P-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈkupãn].
What does "ocupan" mean?
As a verb, "ocupan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ocupar.
What words are commonly confused with "ocupan"?
"ocupan" is commonly confused with "ocupó", "ocupar", "ocupen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocupan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocupan" is [oˈkupãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocupan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list