sistema operativo
[sisˈt̪ema opeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]
The verdict
“sistema operativo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de programas de un sistema de cómputo destinado a administrar y compartir sus recursos, así como coordinar todas sus funciones. El sistema operativo comienza a trabajar cuando se enciende ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sistema operativo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [sisˈt̪ema opeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sistema operativo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sistema operativo is 17 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sisˈt̪ema opeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Conjunto de programas de un sistema de cómputo destinado a administrar y compartir sus recursos, así como coordinar todas sus funciones. El sistema operativo comienza a trabajar cuando se enciende ...".
Zero misspellings are on record for sistema operativo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sistema operativo, spelled S-I-S-T-E-M-A- -O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de programas de un sistema de cómputo destinado a administrar y compartir sus recursos, así como coordinar todas sus funciones. El sistema operativo comienza a trabajar cuando se enciende el equipo, y gestiona por ejemplo la memoria, discos duros, pantalla, teclado, mouse, dispositivos de red, impresoras, puertos USB, unidades de cd, y demás funciones, por ejemplo en teléfonos celulares o móviles, etc.
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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 “sistema operativo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-I-S-T-E-M-A- -O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.