Español homophones
hoi/hoy
"hoy" (#149 written frequency) beats "hoi" (#42,480) in this 2-word /ˈoj/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈoj/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "hoy" leads at #149, with "hoi" trailing at #42,480.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "hoi" keeps i, "hoy" writes y at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across hoi, hoy: ho. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
hoi
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory hio · private i
hoy
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory hoy · private y
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "hoi" when you mean: Grafía obsoleta de hoy
- Write "hoy" when you mean: En el día en curso.