ocurrir

[okuˈriɾ]

/[okuˈriɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“ocurrir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,628. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,628
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aparecer algo sin una causa determinada, producirse espontáneamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ocurrir · ocurrir · Spanish

ocurrir · rank #4,628 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,628
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH novelas

Nearest frequency peer: novelas (-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 “ocurrir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ocurrir” 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).

ocurrir vs ocurrirá
88% similar
ocurrir vs ocurriría
78% similar
ocurrir vs ocurre
71% similar

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

Key facts for ocurrir
PropertyValue
Headwordocurrir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[okuˈriɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,628
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ocurrir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ocurrircae 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 “novelas” (#4,627), “ofertas” (#4,629), “miseria” (#4,626). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ocurrir” va en #4,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ocurrir (IPA [okuˈriɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,628 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ocurrir, with forms such as "courrir", "occurrir", and "ocrurir". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ocurrirá", "ocurriría", "ocurre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ocurrir, spelled O-C-U-R-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aparecer algo sin una causa determinada, producirse espontáneamente.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un evento o suceso, tener lugar, pasar o suceder.

Synonyms

acaeceracontecersucedersobrevenirpasar

This word in other languages

occur(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • courrir
  • occurrir
  • ocrurir
  • ocurir
  • ocurirr
  • ocurrirr
  • ocurrri
  • oucrrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

courrir2occurrir1ocrurir2ocurir1ocurirr2ocurrirr1ocurrri2oucrrir2
Edit distance from "ocurrir"

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 "ocurrir"?
"ocurrir" is spelled O-C-U-R-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [okuˈriɾ].
What does "ocurrir" mean?
As a verb, "ocurrir" means: Aparecer algo sin una causa determinada, producirse espontáneamente.
What words are commonly confused with "ocurrir"?
"ocurrir" is commonly confused with "ocurrirá", "ocurriría", "ocurre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ocurrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocurrir" is [okuˈriɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ocurrir" come from?
"ocurrir" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

novelas#4,627ofertas#4,629miseria#4,626peruano#4,636

Similar misspelling depth

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

pierna8 variantshuesos8 variantsrevés8 variantsHerrera8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list