óvulo
[ˈoβ̞ulo]
The verdict
“óvulo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,406
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 28
- “Ó” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Célula reproductiva de origen femenino.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ovulo · óvulo · Spanish
óvulo · rank #34,406 · 7 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,406
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 28
- PHOTO-FINISH Yáñez
Nearest frequency peer: Yáñez (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “óvulo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- votados
votados
65,600 corpus weight
- while
while
65,599 corpus weight
- Yáñez
Yáñez
65,597 corpus weight
- óvulo
óvulo
65,595 corpus weight
- aberrante
aberrante
65,591 corpus weight
- abordaron
abordaron
65,590 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “óvulo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | óvulo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoβ̞ulo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #34,406 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “óvulo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around óvulo (IPA [ˈoβ̞ulo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,406 among 28 “Ó” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for óvulo, with forms such as "vóulo", "óbulo", and "óuvlo". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "óvulos", "Oslo", "oval", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is óvulo, spelled Ó-V-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Célula reproductiva de origen femenino.
- 2Célula situada en un extremo del saco embrional junto a otras dos células llamadas sinérgidas y en el polo opuesto al de las llamadas antípodas. Es el gameto femenino, inmóvil y de mayor tamaño que el gameto masculino.
- 3Nombre botánico de la semilla inmadura que se forma en el interior del ovario de la flor.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- vóulo
- óbulo
- óuvlo
- óvluo
- óvullo
- óvuol
- óvvulo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of óvulo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "óvulo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "óvulo". Here's where to go from here.
- "óvulo" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "óvulos". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #34,406 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "Ó" letter cohort. Ó–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.