oye

[ˈoʝe]

/[ˈoʝe]/ intj

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The verdict

“oye” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,088) as an interjection. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,088
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se usa para llamar sobre sí mismo la atención de otra persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oye · oye · Spanish

oye · rank #2,088 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,088
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH niñas

Nearest frequency peer: niñas (-1 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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “oye”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “oye” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

oye vs oz
33% similar
oye vs oyen
75% similar
oye vs oyes
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for oye
PropertyValue
Headwordoye
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈoʝe]
Letters3
Frequency rank#2,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “oye”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).oyecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “niñas” (#2,087), “Michael” (#2,086), “posibilidades” (#2,090). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “oye” va en #2,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for oye is neighbouring look-alikes ("oz", "oyen", …), not just typos; it is aninterjection pronounced [ˈoʝe]. Frequency #2,088 among 1,467 “O” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for oye in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oz", "oyen", "oyes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is oye, spelled O-Y-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se usa para llamar sobre sí mismo la atención de otra persona.
  2. 2
    Se usa para reconvenir o advertir a alguien de que hace algo impropio o incorrecto.

This word in other languages

hey(English)

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 "oye"?
"oye" is spelled O-Y-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoʝe].
What does "oye" mean?
As an interjection, "oye" means: Se usa para llamar sobre sí mismo la atención de otra persona.
What words are commonly confused with "oye"?
"oye" is commonly confused with "oz", "oyen", "oyes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oye"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oye" is [ˈoʝe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oye" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gay#2,082ahi#2,101you#2,062den#2,020

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list