ortodoxo

Name: ortodoxo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[oɾt̪oˈð̞okso]

/[oɾt̪oˈð̞okso]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“ortodoxo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,823
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,467
“O” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conforme con la doctrina general de cualquier secta o sistema.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ortodoxo · ortodoxo · Spanish

ortodoxo · rank #19,823 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,823
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 1,467
PHOTO-FINISH olivo

Nearest frequency peer: olivo (-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.

ofrendas

80,181
oliveira

80,180
olivo

80,179
ortodoxo

80,178
otorgados

80,177
pacific

80,176

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ortodoxo vs ortodoxos

89% similar

ortodoxo vs ortodoxa

88% similar

ortodoxo vs ortodoxia

78% similar

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

Key facts for ortodoxo
Property	Value
Headword	ortodoxo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[oɾt̪oˈð̞okso]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#19,823
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ortodoxo”

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

#19,823

#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 “olivo” (#19,822), “otorgados” (#19,824), “oliveira” (#19,821). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ortodoxo” va en #19,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ortodoxo (IPA [oɾt̪oˈð̞okso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,823 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ortodoxo, with forms such as "orotdoxo", "orrtodoxo", and "ortdooxo". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ortodoxos", "ortodoxa", "ortodoxia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 ortodoxo, spelled O-R-T-O-D-O-X-O.

Definition

1
Conforme con la doctrina general de cualquier secta o sistema.
2
Purista, conservador.
3
Perteneciente a ciertas iglesias cristianas de Europa Oriental, como la griega, la rusa y la rumana.

Synonyms

purista tradicional clásico conservador

Antonyms

heterodoxo heterodoxo

This word in other languages

orthodox(English)orthodoxe(Français)orthodox(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

orotdoxo
orrtodoxo
ortdooxo
ortoddoxo
ortodoox
ortodoxxo
ortodxoo
ortoodxo
orttodoxo
otrodoxo
rotodoxo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ortodoxo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "ortodoxo"

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 "ortodoxo"?

"ortodoxo" is spelled O-R-T-O-D-O-X-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oɾt̪oˈð̞okso].

What does "ortodoxo" mean?

As an adjective, "ortodoxo" means: Conforme con la doctrina general de cualquier secta o sistema.

What words are commonly confused with "ortodoxo"?

"ortodoxo" is commonly confused with "ortodoxos", "ortodoxa", "ortodoxia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "ortodoxo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ortodoxo" is [oɾt̪oˈð̞okso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ortodoxo" come from?

"ortodoxo" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oliveira#19,821 ofrendas#19,820 perdiera#19,832 planchas#19,838

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

pacific11 variants obreras11 variants plateado11 variants probada11 variants