ocupé

[okuˈpe]

/[okuˈpe]/ verb

The verdict

“ocupé” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,158 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,158
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocupar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocupe · ocupé · Spanish

ocupé · rank #67,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,158
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ochos

Nearest frequency peer: ochos (-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 “ocupé”

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 “ocupé” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ocupé
PropertyValue
Headwordocupé
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[okuˈpe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ocupé” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ocupécae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ochos” (#67,157), “ocas” (#67,156), “ofendieron” (#67,160). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocupé” va en #67,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocupé is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,158 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [okuˈpe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocupar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ocupé, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ocupé, spelled O-C-U-P-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocupar.

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 "ocupé"?
"ocupé" is spelled O-C-U-P-É. The IPA pronunciation is [okuˈpe].
What does "ocupé" mean?
As a verb, "ocupé" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ocupar.
How do you pronounce "ocupé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocupé" is [okuˈpe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocupé" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list