Which to use
“oír” and “out” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,866
- “oír” frequency rank
- #6,934
- “out” frequency rank
- 10800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oír | out |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percibir sonidos con el oído. | Segunda persona del singular del presente de indicativo de bezañ. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set oír and out apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. oír ([oˈiɾ]) and out ([ˈutː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10800, 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]. out is at rank #6,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈutː].
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 10800, this pair ranks #297,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oír vs out
Shared letters: o. Private to "oír": rí. Private to "out": tu.
"oír" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "out" · 3 letters · shape VVC