ouch

/ˈaʊt͡ʃ/

//ˈaʊt͡ʃ// intj

The verdict

“ouch” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,108 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,108
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ay, expresión de dolor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ouch · ouch · Spanish

ouch · rank #51,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,108
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH operatoria

Nearest frequency peer: operatoria (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ouch”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ouch” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ouch
PropertyValue
Headwordouch
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ˈaʊt͡ʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ouch” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ouchcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “operatoria” (#51,106), “oxidada” (#51,110), “okupas” (#51,104). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ouch” va en #51,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ouch is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,108 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ay, expresión de dolor.".

No misspelling variants are generated for ouch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ouch, spelled O-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ay, expresión de dolor.

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 "ouch"?
"ouch" is spelled O-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/.
What does "ouch" mean?
As an interjection, "ouch" means: Ay, expresión de dolor.
How do you pronounce "ouch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ouch" is /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ouch" come from?
"ouch" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ouch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list