ojiva

[oˈxiβ̞a]

/[oˈxiβ̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“ojiva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,088 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,088
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figura formada por dos arcos de círculo iguales que se cortan en uno de sus extremos (llamado clave) y volviendo la concavidad el uno al otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ojiva · ojiva · Spanish

ojiva · rank #53,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,088
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ofendan

Nearest frequency peer: ofendan (-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 “ojiva”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ojiva
PropertyValue
Headwordojiva
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈxiβ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ojiva” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ojivacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ofendan” (#53,087), “Oquendo” (#53,089), “oceánico” (#53,086). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ojiva” va en #53,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ojiva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,088 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈxiβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ojiva in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ojiva, spelled O-J-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figura formada por dos arcos de círculo iguales que se cortan en uno de sus extremos (llamado clave) y volviendo la concavidad el uno al otro.
  2. 2
    Parte delantera de un proyectil.
  3. 3
    Arma nuclear de destrucción masiva que forma parte de los misiles balísticos intercontinentales.

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 "ojiva"?
"ojiva" is spelled O-J-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈxiβ̞a].
What does "ojiva" mean?
As a noun, "ojiva" means: Figura formada por dos arcos de círculo iguales que se cortan en uno de sus extremos (llamado clave) y volviendo la concavidad el uno al otro.
How do you pronounce "ojiva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ojiva" is [oˈxiβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ojiva" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list