oficio

[oˈfisjo]

/[oˈfisjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“oficio” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,930
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ocupación o profesión de una persona, aquello a lo que se dedica para ganarse la vida, en especial si se relaciona con labores manuales o artesanales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oficio · oficio · Spanish

oficio · rank #4,930 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,930
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH negociación

Nearest frequency peer: negociación (-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 “oficio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “oficio” 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).

oficio vs Ovidio
50% similar
oficio vs omitió
50% similar
oficio vs ofreció
57% similar

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

Key facts for oficio
PropertyValue
Headwordoficio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈfisjo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,930
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “oficio”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).oficiocae 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 “negociación” (#4,929), “parado” (#4,931), “musicales” (#4,928). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oficio” va en #4,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around oficio (IPA [oˈfisjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,930 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for oficio, with forms such as "foicio", "ofciio", and "officio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Ovidio", "omitió", "ofreció", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is oficio, spelled O-F-I-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ocupación o profesión de una persona, aquello a lo que se dedica para ganarse la vida, en especial si se relaciona con labores manuales o artesanales.
  2. 2
    Cargo que por delegación de una autoridad se desempeña.
  3. 3
    Comunicación, documento o informe escrito presentado por una dependencia pública a otra autoridad civil.
  4. 4
    Función, tarea o servicio que presta una cosa.
  5. 5
    Despacho o salón donde trabaja un empleado o funcionario.
  6. 6
    Ceremonia religiosa y, en particular, el oficio divino o la liturgia de las horas, la oración especial que, en el catolicismo, se hace en determinadas horas del día.

Synonyms

oficina

This word in other languages

craft(English)métier(Français)Beruf(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • foicio
  • ofciio
  • officio
  • oficcio
  • oficoi
  • ofiico
  • ofisio
  • oifcio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

foicio2ofciio2officio1oficcio1oficoi2ofiico2ofisio1oifcio2
Edit distance from "oficio"

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 "oficio"?
"oficio" is spelled O-F-I-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈfisjo].
What does "oficio" mean?
As a noun, "oficio" means: Ocupación o profesión de una persona, aquello a lo que se dedica para ganarse la vida, en especial si se relaciona con labores manuales o artesanales.
What words are commonly confused with "oficio"?
"oficio" is commonly confused with "Ovidio", "omitió", "ofreció". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oficio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oficio" is [oˈfisjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oficio" come from?
"oficio" 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 "oficio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parado#4,931receta#4,935recibo#4,936Rincón#4,937

Similar misspelling depth

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

lógico8 variantsSmith8 variantsjuegan8 variantsSonora8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list