Ohio

[oˈxajo]

/[oˈxajo]/ name

The verdict

“Ohio” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,163) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,163
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en la región del Medio Oeste del país.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ohio · Ohio · Spanish

Ohio · rank #16,163 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,163
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH oficialismo

Nearest frequency peer: oficialismo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “Ohio”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “Ohio” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ohio vs oi
25% similar
Ohio vs oro
25% similar
Ohio vs ojo
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ohio
PropertyValue
HeadwordOhio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[oˈxajo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,163
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “Ohio”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Ohiocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “oficialismo” (#16,162), “olvidaron” (#16,164), “obedece” (#16,161). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “Ohio” va en #16,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Ohio is neighbouring look-alikes ("oi", "oro", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [oˈxajo]. Frequency #16,163 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Gloss: "Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en la región del Medio Oeste del país.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ohio, with forms such as "hoio", "ohhio", and "ohoi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oi", "oro", "ojo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Ohio, spelled O-H-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en la región del Medio Oeste del país.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hoio
  • ohhio
  • ohoi
  • oiho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ohio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hoio2ohhio1ohoi2oiho2
Edit distance from "Ohio"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ohio"?
"Ohio" is spelled O-H-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈxajo].
What does "Ohio" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ohio" means: Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado en la región del Medio Oeste del país.
What words are commonly confused with "Ohio"?
"Ohio" is commonly confused with "oi", "oro", "ojo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ohio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ohio" is [oˈxajo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ohio" come from?
"Ohio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ohio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list