ostión
[osˈt̪jõn]
The verdict
“ostión” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ostra grande.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ostion · ostión · Spanish
ostión · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ostión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [osˈt̪jõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ostión” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ostión is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [osˈt̪jõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ostión in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ostión, spelled O-S-T-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Ostra grande.
- 2Nombre que recibe un gran número de especies de moluscos marinos, de la familia de los pectínidos.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.