oscilar
[osiˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“oscilar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #53,096 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #53,096
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Desplazarse alternadamente en un sentido o en el opuesto, tal como un péndulo o como una embarcación movida por las olas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oscilar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [osiˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,096 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oscilar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for oscilar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [osiˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,096 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
oscilar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is oscilar, spelled O-S-C-I-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Desplazarse alternadamente en un sentido o en el opuesto, tal como un péndulo o como una embarcación movida por las olas.
- 2Aumentar y decrecer, de modo alterno y más o menos regular, valores de fenómenos físicos, cotizaciones o mercancías.
- 3Titubear, vacilar.
This word in other languages
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 “oscilar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-S-C-I-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [osiˈlaɾ] (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.