vocativo

[bokaˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[bokaˈt̪iβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“vocativo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el interlocutor al que se dirige la alocución.

Key facts for vocativo
PropertyValue
Headwordvocativo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bokaˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vocativo” sits in Spanish frequency

vocativo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vocativo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bokaˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el interlocutor al que se dirige la alocución.".

vocativo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vocativo, spelled V-O-C-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el interlocutor al que se dirige la alocución.

This word in other languages

vocative(English)vocatif(Français)Vokativ(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vocativo"?
"vocativo" is spelled V-O-C-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bokaˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "vocativo" mean?
As a noun, "vocativo" means: Uno de los casos gramaticales para el sintagma nominal, donde generalmente se marca el interlocutor al que se dirige la alocución.
How do you pronounce "vocativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vocativo" is [bokaˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vocativo" come from?
"vocativo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “vocativo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-O-C-A-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bokaˈt̪iβ̞o] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list