ominoso

[omiˈnoso]

/[omiˈnoso]/ adj

The verdict

“ominoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,260 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,260
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que produce temor, rechazo o repugnancia por contener peligro, azar, o mala suerte; que se debe evitar o no desear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ominoso · ominoso · Spanish

ominoso · rank #82,260 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,260
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH oled

Nearest frequency peer: oled (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ominoso”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ominoso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ominoso
PropertyValue
Headwordominoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[omiˈnoso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,260
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ominoso” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ominosocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “oled” (#82,258), “opportunity” (#82,262), “ocurrentes” (#82,256). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ominoso” va en #82,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ominoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,260 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [omiˈnoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que produce temor, rechazo o repugnancia por contener peligro, azar, o mala suerte; que se debe evitar o no desear.".

ominoso has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ominoso, spelled O-M-I-N-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que produce temor, rechazo o repugnancia por contener peligro, azar, o mala suerte; que se debe evitar o no desear.

This word in other languages

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 "ominoso"?
"ominoso" is spelled O-M-I-N-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [omiˈnoso].
What does "ominoso" mean?
As an adjective, "ominoso" means: Que produce temor, rechazo o repugnancia por contener peligro, azar, o mala suerte; que se debe evitar o no desear.
How do you pronounce "ominoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ominoso" is [omiˈnoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ominoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list