ojota

[oˈxot̪a]

/[oˈxot̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“ojota” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especie de sandalia usada antaño por los indigenas de Perú y Chile, hecha con piel y fibras vegetales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ojota · ojota · Spanish

ojota · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for ojota
PropertyValue
Headwordojota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈxot̪a]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ojota” en español

ojotano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ojota is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈxot̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ojota, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ojota, spelled O-J-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Especie de sandalia usada antaño por los indigenas de Perú y Chile, hecha con piel y fibras vegetales.
  2. 2
    Calzado campesino que consta de una gruesa suela, generalmente hecha del recorte de un neumático, y un par de tiras de cuero u otro material, que parten de entre los dedos pulgar e índice y van hacia el talón para sujetar el pie.
  3. 3
    Calzado rústico semejante a un mocasín que se hacía de una pieza de cuero crudo de animal y se cerraba mediante cordones del mismo material.
  4. 4
    Piel de llama curtida.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ojota"?
"ojota" is spelled O-J-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈxot̪a].
What does "ojota" mean?
As a noun, "ojota" means: Especie de sandalia usada antaño por los indigenas de Perú y Chile, hecha con piel y fibras vegetales.
How do you pronounce "ojota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ojota" is [oˈxot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ojota" come from?
"ojota" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list