omega
[oˈmeɣ̞a]
The verdict
“omega” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,900 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,900
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Letra del alfabeto griego (ω, Ω), su vigesimocuarta (24.ª) y última. Sigue a la letra psi. Empleada como numeral equivale a 800. En griego clásico, se pronunciaba como o abierta larga ([O:]). En gr...
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 | omega |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈmeɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #14,900 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “omega” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for omega is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈmeɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,900 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for omega, with forms such as "moega", "oemga", and "omeag". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ósea", "oreja", "ópera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 omega, spelled O-M-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1Letra del alfabeto griego (ω, Ω), su vigesimocuarta (24.ª) y última. Sigue a la letra psi. Empleada como numeral equivale a 800. En griego clásico, se pronunciaba como o abierta larga ([O:]). En griego moderno, en cambio, su sonido se confunde con el de ómicron en o breve (X-SAMPA [o])
- 2Fin, final.
- 3Clase de perfil laminado cuya forma semeja a la de letra griega homónima en su forma mayúscula.
- 4Símbolo del ohmio (unidad de resistencia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional).
- 5Símbolo de la constante de Chaitin.
- 6Símbolo de la velocidad angular.
- 7Símbolo del primer ordinal transfinito.
- 8Ácido graso poli-insaturado, uno de los considerados esenciales en la dieta humana. Presente en alimentos como el pescado.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: moega,oemga,omeag,omegga,omgea,ommega
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of omega - 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 “omega”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-M-E-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oˈmeɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ósea” - see the side-by-side comparison. omega vs ósea
- 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.