oficiar

[ofiˈsjaɾ]

/[ofiˈsjaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“oficiar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,277 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,277
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desempeñar una determinada función; actuar en cierta calidad o carácter, generalmente fuera de lo ordinario.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oficiar · oficiar · Spanish

oficiar · rank #63,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,277
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH offside

Nearest frequency peer: offside (-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 “oficiar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oficiar
PropertyValue
Headwordoficiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ofiˈsjaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “oficiar” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “offside” (#63,276), “odas” (#63,274), “ondulada” (#63,280). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oficiar” va en #63,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oficiar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,277 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ofiˈsjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Desempeñar una determinada función; actuar en cierta calidad o carácter, generalmente fuera de lo ordinario.".

No misspelling variants are generated for oficiar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is oficiar, spelled O-F-I-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desempeñar una determinada función; actuar en cierta calidad o carácter, generalmente fuera de lo ordinario.

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 "oficiar"?
"oficiar" is spelled O-F-I-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ofiˈsjaɾ].
What does "oficiar" mean?
As a verb, "oficiar" means: Desempeñar una determinada función; actuar en cierta calidad o carácter, generalmente fuera de lo ordinario.
How do you pronounce "oficiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oficiar" is [ofiˈsjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oficiar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list