omega

/[oˈmeɣ̞a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,900

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

omega is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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... Pronounced [oˈmeɣ̞a]. Often confused with ósea and oreja.

Key facts for omega
PropertyValue
Headwordomega
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈmeɣ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,900
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for omega is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for omega, with forms such as "moega", "oemga", and "omeag". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ósea", "oreja", "ópera", and more, 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 omega, spelled O-M-E-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 griego moderno, en cambio, su sonido se confunde con el de ómicron en o breve (X-SAMPA [o])
  2. 2
    Fin, final.
  3. 3
    Clase de perfil laminado cuya forma semeja a la de letra griega homónima en su forma mayúscula.
  4. 4
    Sí­mbolo del ohmio (unidad de resistencia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional).
  5. 5
    Sí­mbolo de la constante de Chaitin.
  6. 6
    Símbolo de la velocidad angular.
  7. 7
    Símbolo del primer ordinal transfinito.
  8. 8
    Ácido graso poli-insaturado, uno de los considerados esenciales en la dieta humana. Presente en alimentos como el pescado.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: moega,oemga,omeag,omegga,omgea,ommega

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for omega

Misspelling Variants of "omega"

moega5oemga5omeag5omegga6omgea5ommega6
Misspelling Variants of "omega"

Frequency rank: #14,900 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "omega"?
"omega" is spelled O-M-E-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈmeɣ̞a].
What does "omega" mean?
As a noun, "omega" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "omega"?
"omega" is commonly confused with "ósea", "oreja", "ópera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "omega"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "omega" is [oˈmeɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "omega" come from?
"omega" 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.