ocurrencia

[okuˈrẽnsja]

/[okuˈrẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“ocurrencia” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,442
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Evento, suceso o encuentro casual.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocurrencia · ocurrencia · Spanish

ocurrencia · rank #20,442 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,442
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH obtienes

Nearest frequency peer: obtienes (-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 “ocurrencia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocurrencia” 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).

ocurrencia vs ocurrencias
91% similar

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

Key facts for ocurrencia
PropertyValue
Headwordocurrencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[okuˈrẽnsja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,442
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ocurrencia”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “obtienes” (#20,441), “ollas” (#20,443), “Noé” (#20,439). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocurrencia” va en #20,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ocurrencia (IPA [okuˈrẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,442 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocurrencia, with forms such as "courrencia", "occurrencia", and "ocrurencia". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ocurrencias", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ocurrencia, spelled O-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Evento, suceso o encuentro casual.
  2. 2
    Idea o dicho agudo, original e inesperado.
  3. 3
    Dícese del hecho de ocurrir algo.

This word in other languages

occurrence(English)occurrence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • courrencia
  • occurrencia
  • ocrurencia
  • ocurencia
  • ocurerncia
  • ocurrecnia
  • ocurrencai
  • ocurrenccia
  • ocurrenica
  • ocurrenncia
  • ocurrensia
  • ocurrnecia
  • oucrrencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ocurrencia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

courrencia2occurrencia1ocrurencia2ocurencia1ocurerncia2ocurrecnia2ocurrencai2ocurrenccia1
Edit distance from "ocurrencia"

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 "ocurrencia"?
"ocurrencia" is spelled O-C-U-R-R-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [okuˈrẽnsja].
What does "ocurrencia" mean?
As a noun, "ocurrencia" means: Evento, suceso o encuentro casual.
What words are commonly confused with "ocurrencia"?
"ocurrencia" is commonly confused with "ocurrencias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocurrencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocurrencia" is [okuˈrẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocurrencia" come from?
"ocurrencia" 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 "ocurrencia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

optimistas#20,446murciélago#20,432multiplica#20,431peronistas#20,455

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

oprimidos13 variantspersuadir13 variantspiscinas13 variantsmarítimos13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list