oye
Spanish, interjection/ˈoʝe/
oye is spelled O-Y-E (3 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,079th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oye is a Spanish interjection meaning “hey! listen! (call to attract attention of a single person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of oír. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se usa para llamar sobre sí mismo la atención de otra persona”.
What does oye mean in English?
interjection
- 1
informalhey! listen! (call to attract attention of a single person)
¡Oye! ¡Ven aquí!
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Se usa para llamar sobre sí mismo la atención de otra persona. 2. Se usa para reconvenir o advertir a alguien de que hace algo impropio o incorrecto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of oye
- oe alternative informal pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oye?
- /ˈoʝe/
- [ˈo.ʝe]
- [ˈoʝe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is oye in Spanish?
oye appears 42 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).