voi

[ˈboj]

/[ˈboj]/ verb

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The verdict

“voi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,941 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,941
frequency rank, Spanish
12,062
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grafía alternativa de voy.

Key facts for voi
PropertyValue
Headwordvoi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈboj]
Letters3
Frequency rank#53,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voi” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). voi lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,941 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈboj]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía alternativa de voy.".

voi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is voi, spelled V-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía alternativa de voy.

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 "voi"?
"voi" is spelled V-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboj].
What does "voi" mean?
As a verb, "voi" means: Grafía alternativa de voy.
How do you pronounce "voi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voi" is [ˈboj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voi" come from?
"voi" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “voi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈboj] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list