olfato

[olˈfat̪o]

/[olˈfat̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“olfato” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,622
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentido que percibe el olor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-olfato · olfato · Spanish

olfato · rank #18,622 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,622
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH Olimpo

Nearest frequency peer: Olimpo (+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 “olfato”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “olfato” 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
Key facts for olfato
PropertyValue
Headwordolfato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[olˈfat̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,622
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “olfato”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).olfatocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Olimpo” (#18,623), “odisea” (#18,620), “operadora” (#18,624). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “olfato” va en #18,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around olfato (IPA [olˈfat̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,622 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for olfato, with forms such as "lofato", "oflato", and "olafto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is olfato, spelled O-L-F-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentido que percibe el olor.
  2. 2
    Habilidad para entender o detectar lo que no es evidente o que esta oculto.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lofato
  • oflato
  • olafto
  • olfaot
  • olfatto
  • olffato
  • olftao
  • ollfato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of olfato - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lofato2oflato2olafto2olfaot2olfatto1olffato1olftao2ollfato1
Edit distance from "olfato"

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 "olfato"?
"olfato" is spelled O-L-F-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [olˈfat̪o].
What does "olfato" mean?
As a noun, "olfato" means: Sentido que percibe el olor.
What are common misspellings of "olfato"?
Common misspellings include "lofato", "oflato", "olafto", "olfaot", "olfatto". The correct spelling is "olfato".
How do you pronounce "olfato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olfato" is [olˈfat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olfato" come from?
"olfato" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list