oui
[wi]
The verdict
“oui” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,655 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,655
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10,276
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Afirmativo, así es, bien, ciertamente, correcto, de acuerdo, desde luego, por supuesto, sí, simón, sincho, síp, sipi, sin duda.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oui |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [wi] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #69,655 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oui” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oui is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,655 among 10,276 “O” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [wi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
oui has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 oui, spelled O-U-I.
Definition
- 1Afirmativo, así es, bien, ciertamente, correcto, de acuerdo, desde luego, por supuesto, sí, simón, sincho, síp, sipi, sin duda.
- 2Ciertamente o en verdad (contra preguntas negativas).
- 3¿Sí?
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.
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Using “oui”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [wi] (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.