opérculo
[oˈpeɾkulo]
The verdict
“opérculo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,067 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,067
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Repliegue de la piel que proporciona protección externa al aparato branquial en la mayoría de los peces, suele estar endurecido por placas óseas y cubierto por escamas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opérculo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈpeɾkulo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,067 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “opérculo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
opérculo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,067 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈpeɾkulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for opérculo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is opérculo, spelled O-P-É-R-C-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Repliegue de la piel que proporciona protección externa al aparato branquial en la mayoría de los peces, suele estar endurecido por placas óseas y cubierto por escamas.
- 2Especie de válvula o tapa que cubre algún hueco.
- 3La valva de las conchas que se cierra sobre la otra.
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 “opérculo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-P-É-R-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oˈpeɾkulo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.