Which to use
“oigan” and “oigo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,634
- “oigan” frequency rank
- #12,662
- “oigo” frequency rank
- 24296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oigan | oigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de oír. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de oír. |
Where the eye mixes oigan and oigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between oigan and oigo
A purely visual mix-up. oigan ([ˈojɣ̞ãn]) and oigo ([ˈojɣ̞o]) 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 24296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oigan is recorded at frequency rank #11,634, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈojɣ̞ãn]. 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 24296, this pair ranks #241,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of oigan vs oigo
Shared letters: gio. Private to "oigan": an. Private to "oigo": -.
"oigan" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "oigo" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oigan" for "oigo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "oigan" vs "oigo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "oigan" and "oigo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "oigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oigan" and "oigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oigo vs ojito". 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 #241,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.