odio

[ˈoð̞jo]

/[ˈoð̞jo]/ noun

The verdict

“odio” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #942) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#942
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentimiento de violento desagrado hacia alguien o algo, que lleva a desearle el mal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-odio · odio · Spanish

odio · rank #942 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #942
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH mente

Nearest frequency peer: mente (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “odio”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “odio” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

odio vs oi
50% similar
odio vs oro
50% similar
odio vs ojo
50% similar

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

Key facts for odio
PropertyValue
Headwordodio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoð̞jo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#942
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “odio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.odiocae 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 “mente” (#941), “izquierda” (#940), “pienso” (#944). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “odio” va en #942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for odio is neighbouring look-alikes ("oi", "oro", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈoð̞jo]. Frequency #942 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Gloss: "Sentimiento de violento desagrado hacia alguien o algo, que lleva a desearle el mal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for odio, with forms such as "doio", "oddio", and "odoi". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oi", "oro", "ojo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is odio, spelled O-D-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentimiento de violento desagrado hacia alguien o algo, que lleva a desearle el mal.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • doio
  • oddio
  • odoi
  • oido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of odio - 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.

doio2oddio1odoi2oido2
Edit distance from "odio"

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 "odio"?
"odio" is spelled O-D-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoð̞jo].
What does "odio" mean?
As a noun, "odio" means: Sentimiento de violento desagrado hacia alguien o algo, que lleva a desearle el mal.
What words are commonly confused with "odio"?
"odio" is commonly confused with "oi", "oro", "ojo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "odio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "odio" is [ˈoð̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "odio" come from?
"odio" 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 "odio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list