Which to use
“oídas” is a participle and “oigan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,484
- “oídas” frequency rank
- #11,634
- “oigan” frequency rank
- 57118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oídas | oigan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de oído, participio de oír. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de oír. |
Where the eye mixes oídas and oigan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. oídas and oigan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses oídas with oigan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oídas is [oˈið̞as] while oigan is [ˈojɣ̞ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oídas is recorded at frequency rank #45,484, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [oˈið̞as]. oigan is at rank #11,634, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈojɣ̞ãn].
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 57118, this pair ranks #71,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oídas vs oigan
Shared letters: ao. Private to "oídas": dsí. Private to "oigan": gin.
"oídas" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "oigan" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- oigan ← iogan · ogian · oiagn · oigann · oiggan · oigna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oídas" and "oigan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "oídas" vs "oigan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "oídas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oigan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oídas" and "oigan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oídas 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 #71,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.