ojalá
Spanish, adverb
ojalá is spelled O-J-A-L-Á (5 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,611th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ojalá is a Spanish adverb meaning “I wish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a second-person singular voseo imperative of ojalar. Without its accent, ojala is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”.
What does ojalá mean in English?
adverb
- 1
I wish
Ojalá (que) hubieran podido dormir bien.
- 2
I hope
Ojalá (que) puedan dormir bien.
interjection
- 1
I wish, I hope
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of ojalar
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Se emplea para expresar el deseo de que algo ocurra.
interjection: 1. Variante de ojalá.
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 ojalá
- ojalá que alternative
- ojalá y alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ojalá
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ojalá in Spanish?
ojalá appears 54 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).