ey
Spanish, interjection/ˈei/
ey is spelled E-Y (2 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ey is a Spanish interjection meaning “hey!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se usa para llamar sobre sí mismo la atención de otra persona”.
What does ey mean in English?
interjection
- 1
hey!
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Se usa para llamar sobre sí mismo la atención de otra persona.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ey
- ¡ey! canonical
- hey alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ey?
- /ˈei/
- [ˈei̯]
- [ˈej]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ey
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ey in Spanish?
ey appears 4.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).