okupa

[oˈkupa]

/[oˈkupa]/ adj

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The verdict

“okupa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,163 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,163
frequency rank, Spanish
10,276
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que defiende la ocupación de inmuebles vacíos.

Key facts for okupa
PropertyValue
Headwordokupa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈkupa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “okupa” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). okupa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

okupa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,163 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈkupa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que defiende la ocupación de inmuebles vacíos.".

okupa has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is okupa, spelled O-K-U-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que defiende la ocupación de inmuebles vacíos.

This word in other languages

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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 "okupa"?
"okupa" is spelled O-K-U-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈkupa].
What does "okupa" mean?
As an adjective, "okupa" means: Que defiende la ocupación de inmuebles vacíos.
How do you pronounce "okupa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "okupa" is [oˈkupa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "okupa" come from?
"okupa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “okupa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-K-U-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oˈkupa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list