otorgar
[ot̪oɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“otorgar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,192 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #10,192
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acceder, aceptar o decir que sí a algo solicitado o preguntado.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | otorgar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “otorgar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for otorgar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,192 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for otorgar, with forms such as "ootrgar", "otograr", and "otoragr". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "otorgaron", "otorga", "otorgan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is otorgar, spelled O-T-O-R-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Acceder, aceptar o decir que sí a algo solicitado o preguntado.
- 2Dar, brindar u ofrecer algo, especialmente una gracia, una merced, un premio o un honor.
- 3Tomar una decisión, hacer una promesa, o establecer un acuerdo sobre algo, especialmente de manera oficial o notarial.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ootrgar,otograr,otoragr,otorgarr,otorggar,otorgra,otorrgar,otrogar,ottorgar,toorgar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of otorgar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “otorgar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-T-O-R-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ot̪oɾˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “otorgaron” - see the side-by-side comparison. otorgar vs otorgaron
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.