Which to use
“oído” is a noun and “oigo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,737
- “oído” frequency rank
- #12,662
- “oigo” frequency rank
- 15399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oído | oigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentido mediante el cual percibimos el sonido. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de oír. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set oído and oigo apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oído is [oˈið̞o] while oigo is [ˈojɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oído is recorded at frequency rank #2,737, classified as anoun, pronounced [oˈið̞o]. oigo is at rank #12,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈojɣ̞o].
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 15399, this pair ranks #280,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oído vs oigo
Shared letters: o. Private to "oído": dí. Private to "oigo": gi.
"oído" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "oigo" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- oigo ← iogo · ogio · oiggo · oiog