ostentación

[ost̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]

/[ost̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“ostentación” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,350
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La acción de ostentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ostentacion · ostentación · Spanish

ostentación · rank #44,350 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,350
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH oscurantismo

Nearest frequency peer: oscurantismo (-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 “ostentación”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ostentación” 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).

ostentación vs orientación
82% similar

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

Key facts for ostentación
PropertyValue
Headwordostentación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ost̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,350
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ostentación”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “oscurantismo” (#44,349), “outlet” (#44,351), “Orán” (#44,348). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ostentación” va en #44,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around ostentación (IPA [ost̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,350 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for ostentación, with forms such as "osetntación", "osstentación", and "ostenatción". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "orientación", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ostentación, spelled O-S-T-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    La acción de ostentar.
  2. 2
    Una demostración en la que se muestra algo.
  3. 3
    El aspecto exterior presumido de una cosa o de una persona.
  4. 4
    La fastuosidad exterior y visible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Estoy harta de su ostentación
  2. Ha robado unas joyas maravillas en esta ostentación

Synonyms

pompaalardeorepresentaciónespectáculoexposiciónexhibiciónpresentaciónjactanciafanfarroneríabravuconeríaesplendormagnificenciagrandezaesplendidezfastoaparatopompaboato

This word in other languages

ostentation(English)ostentation(Français)ostentação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osetntación
  • osstentación
  • ostenatción
  • ostenntación
  • ostentacción
  • ostentacinó
  • ostentaciónn
  • ostentacóin
  • ostentaicón
  • ostentasión
  • ostentcaión
  • ostenttación
  • ostetnación
  • ostnetación
  • osttentación
  • otsentación
  • sotentación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ostentación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osetntación2osstentación1ostenatción2ostenntación1ostentacción1ostentacinó2ostentaciónn1ostentacóin2
Edit distance from "ostentación"

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 "ostentación"?
"ostentación" is spelled O-S-T-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ost̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn].
What does "ostentación" mean?
As a noun, "ostentación" means: La acción de ostentar.
What words are commonly confused with "ostentación"?
"ostentación" is commonly confused with "orientación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ostentación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ostentación" is [ost̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ostentación" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

petrolífera#44,371pintorescos#44,374merecedores#44,312propiciando#44,390

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

ocultamiento17 variantsparacaidista17 variantsmonitoreando17 variantsputrefacción17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list