oxalato

[oksaˈlat̪o]

/[oksaˈlat̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“oxalato” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,611 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,611
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dianión de fórmula C₂O₂⁻⁴, o bien (COO)₂⁻², que constituye sales o ésteres de ácido oxálico. Es importante porque muchos iones metálicos generan precipitados insolubles con el anión oxálico. Destac...

Corpus desk

Index ES-oxalato · oxalato · Spanish

oxalato · rank #96,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,611
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ovalados

Nearest frequency peer: ovalados (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “oxalato”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “oxalato” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oxalato
PropertyValue
Headwordoxalato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oksaˈlat̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “oxalato” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).oxalatocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ovalados” (#96,610), “oxide” (#96,612), “osadas” (#96,609). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oxalato” va en #96,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxalato is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,611 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oksaˈlat̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dianión de fórmula C₂O₂⁻⁴, o bien (COO)₂⁻², que constituye sales o ésteres de ácido oxálico. Es importante porque muchos iones metálicos generan precipitados insolubles con el anión oxálico. Destac...".

oxalato doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is oxalato, spelled O-X-A-L-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dianión de fórmula C₂O₂⁻⁴, o bien (COO)₂⁻², que constituye sales o ésteres de ácido oxálico. Es importante porque muchos iones metálicos generan precipitados insolubles con el anión oxálico. Destacado ejemplo es el oxalato de calcio: Ca(COO)₂, componente primordial de los cálculos renales más comunes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how oxalato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 1.- Qué son los oxalatos? Los oxalatos son un componente propio de determinados alimentos, y se consideran un antinutriente puesto que dificultan la asimilación de algunos minerales. También pueden generarse en el organismo al digerir ciertas sustancias. 2.- ¿Que repercusiones tiene su consumo? Los oxalatos pueden combinarse con algunos elementos minerale…

This word in other languages

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 "oxalato"?
"oxalato" is spelled O-X-A-L-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oksaˈlat̪o].
What does "oxalato" mean?
As a noun, "oxalato" means: Dianión de fórmula C₂O₂⁻⁴, o bien (COO)₂⁻², que constituye sales o ésteres de ácido oxálico. Es importante porque muchos iones metálicos generan precipitados insolubles con el anión oxálico. Destac...
How do you pronounce "oxalato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxalato" is [oksaˈlat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list