oscuros

[osˈkuɾos]

/[osˈkuɾos]/ noun

The verdict

“oscuros” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,892
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de oscuro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oscuros · oscuros · Spanish

oscuros · rank #7,892 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,892
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ondas

Nearest frequency peer: ondas (-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 “oscuros”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “oscuros” 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).

oscuros vs oscuro
86% similar
oscuros vs oscura
71% similar
oscuros vs oscuras
86% similar

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

Key facts for oscuros
PropertyValue
Headwordoscuros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[osˈkuɾos]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,892
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “oscuros”

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

#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 “ondas” (#7,891), “Palacios” (#7,893), “notificación” (#7,890). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oscuros” va en #7,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around oscuros (IPA [osˈkuɾos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,892 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de oscuro.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for oscuros, with forms such as "ocsuros", "osccuros", and "oscruos". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "oscuro", "oscura", "oscuras", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 oscuros, spelled O-S-C-U-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de oscuro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ocsuros
  • osccuros
  • oscruos
  • oscuors
  • oscuross
  • oscurros
  • oscurso
  • osscuros
  • osucros
  • socuros

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oscuros - 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.

ocsuros2osccuros1oscruos2oscuors2oscuross1oscurros1oscurso2osscuros1
Edit distance from "oscuros"

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 "oscuros"?
"oscuros" is spelled O-S-C-U-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [osˈkuɾos].
What does "oscuros" mean?
As a noun, "oscuros" means: Forma del plural de oscuro.
What words are commonly confused with "oscuros"?
"oscuros" is commonly confused with "oscuro", "oscura", "oscuras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oscuros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oscuros" is [osˈkuɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oscuros" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list