olmecas

[olˈmekas]

/[olˈmekas]/ adj

The verdict

“olmecas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,494 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,494
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de olmeca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-olmecas · olmecas · Spanish

olmecas · rank #70,494 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,494
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oliverio

Nearest frequency peer: Oliverio (-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 “olmecas”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for olmecas
PropertyValue
Headwordolmecas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[olˈmekas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “olmecas” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Oliverio” (#70,493), “orgullos” (#70,496), “ocres” (#70,491). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “olmecas” va en #70,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

olmecas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,494 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [olˈmekas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de olmeca.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for olmecas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is olmecas, spelled O-L-M-E-C-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de olmeca.

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 "olmecas"?
"olmecas" is spelled O-L-M-E-C-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [olˈmekas].
What does "olmecas" mean?
As an adjective, "olmecas" means: Forma del plural de olmeca.
How do you pronounce "olmecas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olmecas" is [olˈmekas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olmecas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list