otoño

[oˈt̪oɲo]

/[oˈt̪oɲo]/ noun

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The verdict

“otoño” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,183. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,183
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estación del año que sucede al verano y antecede al invierno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-otono · otoño · Spanish

otoño · rank #4,183 · 5 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,183
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH pagado

Nearest frequency peer: pagado (+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 “otoño”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “otoño” 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).

otoño vs otro
60% similar
otoño vs otto
60% similar
otoño vs ozono
60% similar

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

Key facts for otoño
PropertyValue
Headwordotoño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈt̪oɲo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,183
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “otoño”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).otoñocae 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 “pagado” (#4,184), “negociaciones” (#4,181), “permita” (#4,185). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “otoño” va en #4,183. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around otoño (IPA [oˈt̪oɲo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,183 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for otoño, with forms such as "ootño", "otooñ", and "ottoño". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "otro", "otto", "ozono", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is otoño, spelled O-T-O-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estación del año que sucede al verano y antecede al invierno.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier período de decadencia o que sucede a la plenitud.

Antonyms

primavera

This word in other languages

autumn(English)automne(Français)Herbst(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ootño
  • otooñ
  • ottoño
  • otñoo
  • tooño

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ootño2otooñ2ottoño1otñoo2tooño2
Edit distance from "otoño"

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 "otoño"?
"otoño" is spelled O-T-O-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈt̪oɲo].
What does "otoño" mean?
As a noun, "otoño" means: Estación del año que sucede al verano y antecede al invierno.
What words are commonly confused with "otoño"?
"otoño" is commonly confused with "otro", "otto", "ozono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "otoño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otoño" is [oˈt̪oɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otoño" come from?
"otoño" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

placa#4,186mover#4,177grito#4,167volar#4,210

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ruiz5 variantsgiro5 variantssupo5 variantstele5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list