oscilaban
[osiˈlaβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“oscilaban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,356 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,356
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de oscilar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oscilaban |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [osiˈlaβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oscilaban” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oscilaban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,356 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [osiˈlaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de oscilar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oscilaban, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 oscilaban, spelled O-S-C-I-L-A-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de oscilar.
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 “oscilaban”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-S-C-I-L-A-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [osiˈlaβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.