overo
[oˈβ̞eɾo]
The verdict
“overo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho del pelaje del yeguarizo, de base baya manchada irregularmente de oscuro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-overo · overo · Spanish
overo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | overo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oˈβ̞eɾo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “overo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
overo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈβ̞eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for overo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is overo, spelled O-V-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho del pelaje del yeguarizo, de base baya manchada irregularmente de oscuro.
- 2De coloración irregular o moteada.
- 3Dicho principalmente del pelaje de un vacuno, de base blanca con manchas irregulares negras o coloradas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how overo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En un overo rosao, Flete nuevo y parejito, Caía al bajo, al trotecito, Y lindamente sentao, Un paisano del Bragao, De apelativo Laguna: Mozo ginetazo ¡ahijuna!, Como creo que no hay otro, Capaz de llevar un potro A sofrenarlo en la luna.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.