otro

[ˈot̪ɾo]

/[ˈot̪ɾo]/ adj

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The verdict

“otro” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #103) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#103
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no es el mismo que ya se había mencionado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-otro · otro · Spanish

otro · rank #103 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #103
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH otros

Nearest frequency peer: otros (+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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “otro”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “otro” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

otro vs our
50% similar
otro vs otto
75% similar
otro vs otros
80% similar

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

Key facts for otro
PropertyValue
Headwordotro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈot̪ɾo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#103
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “otro”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.otrocae 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 “otros” (#104), “les” (#101), “gracias” (#105). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “otro” va en #103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for otro is neighbouring look-alikes ("our", "otto", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ˈot̪ɾo]. Frequency #103 among 1,467 “O” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for otro, with forms such as "otor", "otrro", and "ottro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "our", "otto", "otros", and more, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is otro, spelled O-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es el mismo que ya se había mencionado.
  2. 2
    En particular, no el mismo pero muy semejante.
  3. 3
    Que no es el mismo que enuncia el discurso.

This word in other languages

other(English)autre(Français)anderer(Deutsch)outro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otor
  • otrro
  • ottro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otor2otrro1ottro1
Edit distance from "otro"

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 "otro"?
"otro" is spelled O-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈot̪ɾo].
What does "otro" mean?
As an adjective, "otro" means: Que no es el mismo que ya se había mencionado.
What words are commonly confused with "otro"?
"otro" is commonly confused with "our", "otto", "otros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "otro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otro" is [ˈot̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otro" come from?
"otro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

otra#106gran#108poco#115cada#89

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list