oscuro

[osˈkuɾo]

/[osˈkuɾo]/ adj

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The verdict

“oscuro” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,736
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que emite, recibe o refleja poca o ninguna luz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oscuro · oscuro · Spanish

oscuro · rank #2,736 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,736
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH moreno

Nearest frequency peer: moreno (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “oscuro”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

oscuro vs oscuros
86% similar
oscuro vs ocupó
50% similar
oscuro vs Óscar
50% similar

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

Key facts for oscuro
PropertyValue
Headwordoscuro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[osˈkuɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,736
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “oscuro”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).oscurocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “moreno” (#2,735), “oído” (#2,737), “ministros” (#2,734). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oscuro” va en #2,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around oscuro (IPA [osˈkuɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,736 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for oscuro, with forms such as "ocsuro", "osccuro", and "oscruo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "oscuros", "ocupó", "Óscar", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is oscuro, spelled O-S-C-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que emite, recibe o refleja poca o ninguna luz.
  2. 2
    Que resulta difícil de observar, interpretar o entender.
  3. 3
    Que provoca dudas e inseguridades.
  4. 4
    Poco notable o conocido.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how oscuro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cerré los ojos para ocultar dos lágrimas que acudían a ellos, y sin abrirlos advertí que la estancia quedaba a oscuras. Después unos pasos tenues vagaron en torno mío, y no sé si mi pensamiento se desvaneció en un sueño o en un desmayo.
  2. Es libro de la mayor rareza, del cual sólo he manejado dos ejemplares. Gayangos, en las notas al Ticknor castellano (III, 536-539), y Gallardo y Salvá, en sus respectivas bibliografías, presentan algunas muestras bien escogidas de la versificación de Arbolanche. porque lo raro de su asunto, lo libre y holgado de su ejecución, la variedad de metros en que…

Synonyms

tenebrosoarcanocrípticoininteligibleinciertoignoto

Antonyms

claroluminoso

This word in other languages

dark(English)noir(Français)finster(Deutsch)escuro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ocsuro
  • osccuro
  • oscruo
  • oscuor
  • oscurro
  • osscuro
  • osucro
  • socuro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oscuro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ocsuro2osccuro1oscruo2oscuor2oscurro1osscuro1osucro2socuro2
Edit distance from "oscuro"

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 "oscuro"?
"oscuro" is spelled O-S-C-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [osˈkuɾo].
What does "oscuro" mean?
As an adjective, "oscuro" means: Que emite, recibe o refleja poca o ninguna luz.
What words are commonly confused with "oscuro"?
"oscuro" is commonly confused with "oscuros", "ocupó", "Óscar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oscuro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oscuro" is [osˈkuɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oscuro" come from?
"oscuro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moreno#2,735manejo#2,733lógica#2,732Jueces#2,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

puesta8 variantssujeto8 variantstorneo8 variantsexacto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list