Which to use
“oído” is a noun and “old” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,737
- “oído” frequency rank
- #11,277
- “old” frequency rank
- 14014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oído | old |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentido mediante el cual percibimos el sonido. | Viejo, anciano. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set oído and old 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 old is /ˈəʊld/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14014, 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]. old is at rank #11,277, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈəʊld/.
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 14014, this pair ranks #285,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oído vs old
Shared letters: do. Private to "oído": í. Private to "old": l.
"oído" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "old" · 3 letters · shape VCC