Which to use
“obrar” and “oirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,474
- “obrar” frequency rank
- #49,173
- “oirá” frequency rank
- 77647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obrar | oirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ejecutar una acción, hacer algo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de oír. |
Where the eye mixes obrar and oirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. obrar runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against oirá's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: obrar vs oirá
A purely visual mix-up. obrar ([oˈβ̞ɾaɾ]) and oirá ([ojˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obrar is recorded at frequency rank #28,474, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈβ̞ɾaɾ]. oirá is at rank #49,173, tagged as averb, pronounced [ojˈɾa].
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 77647, this pair ranks #15,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obrar vs oirá
Shared letters: or. Private to "obrar": ab. Private to "oirá": iá.
"obrar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "oirá" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- obrar ← obarr · obbrar · obrarr · ovrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obrar" and "oirá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obrar" or "oirá" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "obrar" and "oirá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obrar" and "oirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oían vs oirá". 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 #15,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.