olvido

[olˈβ̞ið̞o]

/[olˈβ̞ið̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“olvido” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,644
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extinción de un recuerdo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-olvido · olvido · Spanish

olvido · rank #3,644 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,644
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ocupado

Nearest frequency peer: ocupado (-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 “olvido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “olvido” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

olvido vs óxido
50% similar
olvido vs ovino
67% similar
olvido vs Oviedo
50% similar

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

Key facts for olvido
PropertyValue
Headwordolvido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[olˈβ̞ið̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,644
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “olvido”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).olvidocae 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 “ocupado” (#3,643), “orto” (#3,645), “negativa” (#3,642). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “olvido” va en #3,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around olvido (IPA [olˈβ̞ið̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,644 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for olvido, with forms such as "lovido", "olbido", and "olivdo". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "óxido", "ovino", "Oviedo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is olvido, spelled O-L-V-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extinción de un recuerdo.
  2. 2
    Falta de memoria.
  3. 3
    Desaparición del cariño.
  4. 4
    Descuido o abandono de una cosa.

This word in other languages

oubli(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lovido
  • olbido
  • olivdo
  • ollvido
  • olvdio
  • olviddo
  • olviod
  • olvvido
  • ovlido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of olvido - 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.

lovido2olbido1olivdo2ollvido1olvdio2olviddo1olviod2olvvido1
Edit distance from "olvido"

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 "olvido"?
"olvido" is spelled O-L-V-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [olˈβ̞ið̞o].
What does "olvido" mean?
As a noun, "olvido" means: Extinción de un recuerdo.
What words are commonly confused with "olvido"?
"olvido" is commonly confused with "óxido", "ovino", "Oviedo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "olvido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "olvido" is [olˈβ̞ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "olvido" come from?
"olvido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

parada#3,646previo#3,649lector#3,638Puebla#3,652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

ocupado9 variantsraíces9 variantshechas9 variantsrefiero9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list