# Ochoa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /oʊˈt͡ʃoʊə/ · frequency rank #36,693

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Ochoa, from Basque otsoa, otxoa (“wolf”).

## Easily confused with
- **OSHA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ochoa-vs-osha)
- **ochre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ochoa-vs-ochre)
- **och** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ochoa)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cohoa`, `occhoa`, `ochao`, `ochhoa`, `ocoha`, `ohcoa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ochoa