oxalato
[oksaˈlat̪o]
The verdict
“oxalato” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,611 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,611
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oxalato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oksaˈlat̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oxalato” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oxalato is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,611 among 10,276 “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
- 1Dianión 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.
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"?
What does "oxalato" mean?
How do you pronounce "oxalato"?
What language does "oxalato" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “oxalato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-X-A-L-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oksaˈlat̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank
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.