oxítono
[okˈsit̪ono]
The verdict
“oxítono” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Referido a una palabra, que la acentuación recae en su última sílaba. En español, las palabras oxítonas por lo general llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) solamente cuando terminan en vocal, "n" o "s".
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oxítono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [okˈsit̪ono] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oxítono” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oxítono is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [okˈsit̪ono]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for oxítono, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is oxítono, spelled O-X-Í-T-O-N-O.
Definition
- 1Referido a una palabra, que la acentuación recae en su última sílaba. En español, las palabras oxítonas por lo general llevan tilde (acento ortográfico) solamente cuando terminan en vocal, "n" o "s".
- 2Se dice de un verso que termina en una palabra con acento prosódico en la última sílaba.
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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.
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Using “oxítono”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-X-Í-T-O-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [okˈsit̪ono] (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
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.