okapi
[oˈkapi]
The verdict
“okapi” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Okapia johnstoni) Mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia de los jiráfidos (Giraffidae) de aspecto similar al de la jirafa pero más pequeño, de cara blanca y color rojizo oscuro en casi todo el cuerpo...
Corpus desk
Index ES-okapi · okapi · Spanish
okapi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | okapi |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈkapi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “okapi” en español
Rare enough to double-check
okapi is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈkapi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Okapia johnstoni) Mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia de los jiráfidos (Giraffidae) de aspecto similar al de la jirafa pero más pequeño, de cara blanca y color rojizo oscuro en casi todo el cuerpo...".
okapi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is okapi, spelled O-K-A-P-I.
Definition
- 1(Okapia johnstoni) Mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia de los jiráfidos (Giraffidae) de aspecto similar al de la jirafa pero más pequeño, de cara blanca y color rojizo oscuro en casi todo el cuerpo salvo en patas y glúteos, donde es blanco con rayas negras, semejante a una cebra y con dos osiconos pequeños en la cabeza. Es un animal solitario y huidizo que habita en las selvas de África Occidental.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.