ojota
[oˈxot̪a]
The verdict
“ojota” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Especie de sandalia usada antaño por los indigenas de Perú y Chile, hecha con piel y fibras vegetales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ojota |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈxot̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ojota” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ojota is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈxot̪a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Especie de sandalia usada antaño por los indigenas de Perú y Chile, hecha con piel y fibras vegetales.
- 2Calzado 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.
- 3Calzado rústico semejante a un mocasín que se hacía de una pieza de cuero crudo de animal y se cerraba mediante cordones del mismo material.
- 4Piel de llama curtida.
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.
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Using “ojota”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-J-O-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oˈxot̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.