ojival
[oxiˈβ̞al]
The verdict
“ojival” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,041 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,041
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Con forma de ojiva; se aplica especialmente a arcos en cuyo caso son aquellos que están formados por dos tramos curvos formando un ángulo central en la clave.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ojival |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oxiˈβ̞al] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,041 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ojival” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ojival is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,041 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oxiˈβ̞al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Con forma de ojiva; se aplica especialmente a arcos en cuyo caso son aquellos que están formados por dos tramos curvos formando un ángulo central en la clave.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ojival in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ojival, spelled O-J-I-V-A-L.
Definition
- 1Con forma de ojiva; se aplica especialmente a arcos en cuyo caso son aquellos que están formados por dos tramos curvos formando un ángulo central en la clave.
Synonyms
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 “ojival”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-J-I-V-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oxiˈβ̞al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.