Which to use
“obscena” and “obsceno” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,050
- “obscena” frequency rank
- #28,475
- “obsceno” frequency rank
- 70525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obscena | obsceno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de obsceno. | Que ofende las reglas morales comúnmente aceptadas, en especial en materia de sexualidad. |
Where the eye mixes obscena and obsceno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. obscena and obsceno follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses obscena with obsceno
A purely visual mix-up. obscena ([oβ̞ˈsena]) and obsceno ([oβ̞ˈseno]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “obscena” becomes o in “obsceno”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obscena is recorded at frequency rank #42,050, classified as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞ˈsena]. obsceno is at rank #28,475, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞ˈseno].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70525, this pair ranks #29,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obscena vs obsceno
Shared letters: bcenos. Private to "obscena": a. Private to "obsceno": -.
"obscena" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "obsceno" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obscena" and "obsceno" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "obscena" vs "obsceno" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "obscena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obsceno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obscena" and "obsceno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obscena vs obscenas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #29,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.