osada

[oˈsað̞a]

/[oˈsað̞a]/ adj

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The verdict

“osada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,494 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,494
frequency rank, Spanish
10,276
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de osado.

Key facts for osada
PropertyValue
Headwordosada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈsað̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “osada” 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). osada lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

osada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,494 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈsað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de osado.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for osada, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 osada, spelled O-S-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de osado.

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 "osada"?
"osada" is spelled O-S-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈsað̞a].
What does "osada" mean?
As an adjective, "osada" means: Forma del femenino de osado.
How do you pronounce "osada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "osada" is [oˈsað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "osada" come from?
"osada" 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 “osada”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-S-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oˈsað̞a] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list