opacado
[opaˈkað̞o]
The verdict
“opacado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,019 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,019
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de opacar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opacado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [opaˈkað̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “opacado” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
opacado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,019 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [opaˈkað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de opacar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for opacado, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 opacado, spelled O-P-A-C-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Participio de opacar.
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 "opacado"?
What does "opacado" mean?
How do you pronounce "opacado"?
What language does "opacado" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “opacado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-P-A-C-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [opaˈkað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank
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.