olvido
[olˈβ̞ið̞o]
The verdict
“olvido” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,644 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,644
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Extinción de un recuerdo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | olvido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [olˈβ̞ið̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “olvido” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for olvido is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [olˈβ̞ið̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,644 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Extinción de un recuerdo.
- 2Falta de memoria.
- 3Desaparición del cariño.
- 4Descuido o abandono de una cosa.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “olvido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-L-V-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [olˈβ̞ið̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “óxido” - see the side-by-side comparison. olvido vs óxido
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.