olmo

[ˈolmo]

/[ˈolmo]/ noun

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The verdict

“olmo” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #23,883) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#23,883
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Ulmus minor) Árbol caducifolio de la familia de las ulmáceas, de hasta 20 m de altura, de tronco robusto y pardo oscuro, ramas pequeñas a menudo suberosas, hojas simples, alternas y de limbo asimé...

Corpus desk

Index ES-olmo · olmo · Spanish

olmo · rank #23,883 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,883
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH odontología

Nearest frequency peer: odontología (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “olmo”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “olmo” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

olmo vs om
50% similar
olmo vs oro
50% similar
olmo vs oso
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for olmo
PropertyValue
Headwordolmo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈolmo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,883
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “olmo”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “odontología” (#23,882), “omiso” (#23,884), “oculares” (#23,881). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “olmo” va en #23,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for olmo is neighbouring look-alikes ("om", "oro", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈolmo]. Frequency #23,883 among 1,467 “O” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for olmo, with forms such as "ollmo", "olmmo", and "olom". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "om", "oro", "oso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is olmo, spelled O-L-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ulmus minor) Árbol caducifolio de la familia de las ulmáceas, de hasta 20 m de altura, de tronco robusto y pardo oscuro, ramas pequeñas a menudo suberosas, hojas simples, alternas y de limbo asimétrico. Florece muy temprano y posee fruto alado (sámara). Abunda en España.
  2. 2
    Madera de este árbol₁.

Synonyms

negrillo

This word in other languages

elm(English)orme(Français)Ulme(Deutsch)olmo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ollmo
  • olmmo
  • olom
  • omlo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of olmo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ollmo1olmmo1olom2omlo2
Edit distance from "olmo"

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 "olmo"?
"olmo" is spelled O-L-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈolmo].
What does "olmo" mean?
As a noun, "olmo" means: (Ulmus minor) Árbol caducifolio de la familia de las ulmáceas, de hasta 20 m de altura, de tronco robusto y pardo oscuro, ramas pequeñas a menudo suberosas, hojas simples, alternas y de limbo asimé...
What words are commonly confused with "olmo"?
"olmo" is commonly confused with "om", "oro", "oso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "olmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olmo" is [ˈolmo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olmo" come from?
"olmo" 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 "olmo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

most#23,869raso#23,915reos#23,928kant#23,836

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list