ostra
[ˈost̪ɾa]
The verdict
“ostra” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #53,741 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #53,741
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (familia Ostreidae) Cualquiera de una veintena de especies de moluscos bivalvos marinos, hermafroditas, de valvas irregulares y muy calcificadas, muy apreciados en gastronomía
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ostra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈost̪ɾa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ostra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ostra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈost̪ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,741 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ostra, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ostra, spelled O-S-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1(familia Ostreidae) Cualquiera de una veintena de especies de moluscos bivalvos marinos, hermafroditas, de valvas irregulares y muy calcificadas, muy apreciados en gastronomía
- 2(familia Pteriidae) Cualquiera de una varias decenas de especies de moluscos bivalvos marinos, hermafroditas, de valvas irregulares y muy calcificadas, apreciados por producir perlas
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ostra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-S-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈost̪ɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.