oveja

/[oˈβ̞exa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,885

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

oveja is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Ovis aries) Mamífero rumiante ungulado, generalmente criado por su carne, leche y lana. Pronounced [oˈβ̞exa]. Often confused with over and ovejas.

Key facts for oveja
PropertyValue
Headwordoveja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈβ̞exa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,885
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of oveja in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for oveja is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈβ̞exa]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,885 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for oveja, with forms such as "obeja", "oevja", and "oveaj". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "over", "ovejas", "OEA", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is oveja, spelled O-V-E-J-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ovis aries) Mamífero rumiante ungulado, generalmente criado por su carne, leche y lana.
  2. 2
    En particular, la hembra adulta de Ovis aries.
  3. 3
    (Lama glama) Camélido doméstico sudamericano.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: obeja,oevja,oveaj,ovejja,ovjea,ovveja,voeja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oveja

Misspelling Variants of "oveja"

obeja5oevja5oveaj5ovejja6ovjea5ovveja6voeja5
Misspelling Variants of "oveja"

Frequency rank: #12,885 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oveja"?
"oveja" is spelled O-V-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈβ̞exa].
What does "oveja" mean?
As a noun, "oveja" means: (Ovis aries) Mamífero rumiante ungulado, generalmente criado por su carne, leche y lana.
What words are commonly confused with "oveja"?
"oveja" is commonly confused with "over", "ovejas", "OEA". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oveja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oveja" is [oˈβ̞exa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oveja" come from?
"oveja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.