ombligo

/[õmˈbliɣ̞o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,402

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

ombligo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cicatriz dejada en el bajo vientre al cortar el cordón umbilical que une la madre al nonato. Pronounced [õmˈbliɣ̞o]. Often confused with obliga and obligo.

Key facts for ombligo
PropertyValue
Headwordombligo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[õmˈbliɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,402
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ombligo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ombligo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [õmˈbliɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,402 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for ombligo, with forms such as "mobligo", "obmligo", and "ombbligo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "obliga", "obligo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ombligo, spelled O-M-B-L-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cicatriz dejada en el bajo vientre al cortar el cordón umbilical que une la madre al nonato.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, huella similar que tienen algunos frutos, como el durazno o la naranja, donde se inserta el pedúnculo del que penden.
  3. 3
    Figurativamente, núcleo o parte central de alguna cosa.
  4. 4
    Porción de masa de maíz, mezclada con sal, generalmente manteca y a veces otros condimentos como epazote, y se incluye en muchos caldos y guisados de la cocina mexicana.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mobligo,obmligo,ombbligo,ombilgo,omblgio,ombliggo,ombliog,omblligo,omlbigo,ommbligo,omvligo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ombligo

Misspelling Variants of "ombligo"

mobligo7obmligo7ombbligo8ombilgo7omblgio7ombliggo8ombliog7omblligo8
Misspelling Variants of "ombligo"

Frequency rank: #16,402 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ombligo"?
"ombligo" is spelled O-M-B-L-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [õmˈbliɣ̞o].
What does "ombligo" mean?
As a noun, "ombligo" means: Cicatriz dejada en el bajo vientre al cortar el cordón umbilical que une la madre al nonato.
What words are commonly confused with "ombligo"?
"ombligo" is commonly confused with "obliga", "obligo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ombligo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ombligo" is [õmˈbliɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ombligo" come from?
"ombligo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.