Which to use
“huir” and “huyó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,796
- “huir” frequency rank
- #10,151
- “huyó” frequency rank
- 14947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | huir | huyó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alejarse deprisa de un peligro. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de huir. |
Where the eye mixes huir and huyó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: huir vs huyó
A purely visual mix-up. huir ([ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ]) and huyó ([uˈʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
huir is recorded at frequency rank #4,796, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iɾ]. huyó is at rank #10,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [uˈʝo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14947, this pair ranks #282,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of huir vs huyó
Shared letters: hu. Private to "huir": ir. Private to "huyó": yó.
"huir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "huyó" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- huir ← hhuir · hiur · huirr · huri · uhir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "huir" and "huyó" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "huir" or "huyó" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "huir" and "huyó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "huir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "huyó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "huir" and "huyó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huey vs huyó". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #282,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.