ojal

[oˈxal]

/[oˈxal]/ noun

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The verdict

“ojal” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,216 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,216
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Orificio en una tela por donde pasa un botón.

Key facts for ojal
PropertyValue
Headwordojal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈxal]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ojal” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ojal lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ojal is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈxal]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,216 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Orificio en una tela por donde pasa un botón.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ojal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ojal, spelled O-J-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orificio en una tela por donde pasa un botón.

This word in other languages

buttonhole(English)boutonnière(Français)Knopfloch(Deutsch)

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 "ojal"?
"ojal" is spelled O-J-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈxal].
What does "ojal" mean?
As a noun, "ojal" means: Orificio en una tela por donde pasa un botón.
How do you pronounce "ojal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ojal" is [oˈxal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ojal" come from?
"ojal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ojal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-J-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oˈxal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list