oncología
[õŋkoloˈxia]
The verdict
“oncología” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,984
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciencia que se encarga del estudio y tratamiento del cáncer.
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 | oncología |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [õŋkoloˈxia] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #40,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oncología” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around oncología (IPA [õŋkoloˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,984 among 10,276 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciencia que se encarga del estudio y tratamiento del cáncer.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for oncología, with forms such as "nocología", "ocnología", and "onccología". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ontología", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is oncología, spelled O-N-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Ciencia que se encarga del estudio y tratamiento del cáncer.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nocología
- ocnología
- onccología
- oncloogía
- oncolgoía
- oncollogía
- oncologaí
- oncologgía
- oncoloíga
- oncoolgía
- onncología
- onoclogía
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oncología - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “oncología”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-N-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [õŋkoloˈxia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ontología” - see the side-by-side comparison. oncología vs ontología
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.