Which to use
“oír” is a verb and “ojo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,866
- “oír” frequency rank
- #1,417
- “ojo” frequency rank
- 5283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oír | ojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percibir sonidos con el oído. | Órgano sensible a la luz que permite la visión en los seres vivos. |
Where the eye mixes oír and ojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oír is [oˈiɾ] while ojo is [ˈoxo]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oír is recorded at frequency rank #3,866, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈiɾ]. ojo is at rank #1,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoxo].
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 5283, this pair ranks #314,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oír vs ojo
Shared letters: o. Private to "oír": rí. Private to "ojo": j.
"oír" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ojo" · 3 letters · shape VCV