ojo de buey
[ˈoxo ð̞e ˈβ̞wej]
The verdict
“ojo de buey” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Claraboya redonda propia de las embarcaciones, diseñada para resistir mejor los efectos de la presión del agua.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ojo-de-buey · ojo de buey · Spanish
ojo de buey · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ojo de buey |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈoxo ð̞e ˈβ̞wej] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ojo de buey” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ojo de buey is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈoxo ð̞e ˈβ̞wej]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ojo de buey, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ojo de buey, spelled O-J-O- -D-E- -B-U-E-Y.
Definition
- 1Claraboya redonda propia de las embarcaciones, diseñada para resistir mejor los efectos de la presión del agua.
- 2Planta trepadora de hasta diez metros de largo, hojas compuestas, frutos agrupados y cubiertos de pelos urticantes.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.