ornamento

[oɾnaˈmẽn̪t̪o]

/[oɾnaˈmẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“ornamento” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,524 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,524
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adorno o conjunto de adornos que sirven para embellecer algo.

Key facts for ornamento
PropertyValue
Headwordornamento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oɾnaˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ornamento” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ornamento lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ornamento is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oɾnaˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,524 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Adorno o conjunto de adornos que sirven para embellecer algo.".

ornamento doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ornamento, spelled O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adorno o conjunto de adornos que sirven para embellecer algo.

This word in other languages

ornament(English)

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 "ornamento"?
"ornamento" is spelled O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oɾnaˈmẽn̪t̪o].
What does "ornamento" mean?
As a noun, "ornamento" means: Adorno o conjunto de adornos que sirven para embellecer algo.
How do you pronounce "ornamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ornamento" is [oɾnaˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ornamento" come from?
"ornamento" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ornamento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oɾnaˈmẽn̪t̪o] (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
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list