onda

[ˈõn̪d̪a]

/[ˈõn̪d̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“onda” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,951
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perturbación que se propaga en un fluido o en un medio elástico. Como las oscilaciones producidas en la superficie de un liquido al arrojar un objeto en el mismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-onda · onda · Spanish

onda · rank #1,951 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,951
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH oferta

Nearest frequency peer: oferta (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “onda”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “onda” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

onda vs one
50% similar
onda vs ONU
0% similar
onda vs ONG
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for onda
PropertyValue
Headwordonda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈõn̪d̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,951
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “onda”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ondacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “oferta” (#1,950), “pasos” (#1,952), “ocurrió” (#1,949). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “onda” va en #1,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around onda (IPA [ˈõn̪d̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,951 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for onda, with forms such as "noda", "odna", and "onad". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "one", "ONU", "ONG", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is onda, spelled O-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perturbación que se propaga en un fluido o en un medio elástico. Como las oscilaciones producidas en la superficie de un liquido al arrojar un objeto en el mismo.
  2. 2
    Una cantidad inusualmente grande de algo que se experimenta temporalmente y de forma repentina.
  3. 3
    Perturbación que se mueve en el espacio, con frecuencia transfiriendo energía.
  4. 4
    Estilo, moda.
  5. 5
    Aptitud, estado de ánimo o ambiente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how onda appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una onda de calor esta por llegar.
  2. Onda gravitacional, Onda electromágnetica, Onda sonora.

This word in other languages

wave(English)onde(Français)Welle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • noda
  • odna
  • onad
  • ondda
  • onnda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of onda - 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.

noda2odna2onad2ondda1onnda1
Edit distance from "onda"

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 "onda"?
"onda" is spelled O-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈõn̪d̪a].
What does "onda" mean?
As a noun, "onda" means: Perturbación que se propaga en un fluido o en un medio elástico. Como las oscilaciones producidas en la superficie de un liquido al arrojar un objeto en el mismo.
What words are commonly confused with "onda"?
"onda" is commonly confused with "one", "ONU", "ONG". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "onda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "onda" is [ˈõn̪d̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "onda" come from?
"onda" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

roja#1,955moda#1,946arma#1,928sigo#1,919

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

valle5 variantscabe5 variantstuyo5 variantsmapa5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list