oficialmente
[ofiˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“oficialmente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,274 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #3,274
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De un modo oficial, de acuerdo con procedimientos oficiales o formales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oficialmente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ofiˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #3,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oficialmente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for oficialmente is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ofiˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,274 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De un modo oficial, de acuerdo con procedimientos oficiales o formales.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for oficialmente, with forms such as "foicialmente", "ofciialmente", and "officialmente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is oficialmente, spelled O-F-I-C-I-A-L-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1De un modo oficial, de acuerdo con procedimientos oficiales o formales.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: foicialmente,ofciialmente,officialmente,oficailmente,oficcialmente,oficialemnte,oficiallmente,oficialmenet,oficialmennte,oficialmentte,oficialmetne,oficialmmente,oficialmnete,oficiamlente,oficilamente,ofiicalmente,ofisialmente,oifcialmente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oficialmente - 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.
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.
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Using “oficialmente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-F-I-C-I-A-L-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ofiˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.