ossobuco
[osoˈβ̞uko]
The verdict
“ossobuco” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estofado de jarrete de vacuno cortado con la carne, el hueso y el tuétano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ossobuco · ossobuco · Spanish
ossobuco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ossobuco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [osoˈβ̞uko] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ossobuco” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ossobuco is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [osoˈβ̞uko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ossobuco doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ossobuco, spelled O-S-S-O-B-U-C-O.
Definition
- 1Estofado de jarrete de vacuno cortado con la carne, el hueso y el tuétano.
- 2Corte de jarrete de vacuno con la carne, el hueso y el tuétano.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.