ovario

/[oˈβ̞aɾjo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,587

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

ovario is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órgano sexual femenino en que se producen los óvulos y diversas hormonas. Pronounced [oˈβ̞aɾjo]. Often confused with Ovidio and ovarios.

Key facts for ovario
PropertyValue
Headwordovario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈβ̞aɾjo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,587
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ovario in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ovario is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈβ̞aɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,587 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for ovario, with forms such as "oavrio", "obario", and "ovairo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Ovidio", "ovarios", "Osorio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ovario, spelled O-V-A-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano sexual femenino en que se producen los óvulos y diversas hormonas.
  2. 2
    Cavidad creada en la base de la hoja carpelar cerrada, o por la unión de varios carpelos, en la que se hallan los óvulos. Parte inferior del pistilo.
  3. 3
    Moldura ornada con óvulos.
  4. 4
    Palabra malsonante adoptada por algunas mujeres para reemplazar la referencia a los testículos masculinos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oavrio,obario,ovairo,ovaroi,ovarrio,ovraio,ovvario,voario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ovario

Misspelling Variants of "ovario"

oavrio6obario6ovairo6ovaroi6ovarrio7ovraio6ovvario7voario6
Misspelling Variants of "ovario"

Frequency rank: #24,587 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ovario"?
"ovario" is spelled O-V-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈβ̞aɾjo].
What does "ovario" mean?
As a noun, "ovario" means: Órgano sexual femenino en que se producen los óvulos y diversas hormonas.
What words are commonly confused with "ovario"?
"ovario" is commonly confused with "Ovidio", "ovarios", "Osorio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ovario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ovario" is [oˈβ̞aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ovario" come from?
"ovario" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.