Which to use
“oír” is a verb and “over” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,866
- “oír” frequency rank
- #13,756
- “over” frequency rank
- 17622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oír | over |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percibir sonidos con el oído. | Sobre, encima de, más de. |
Where the eye mixes oír and over
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between oír and over
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oír is [oˈiɾ] while over is /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/. 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 (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17622, 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]. over is at rank #13,756, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/.
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 17622, this pair ranks #271,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oír vs over
Shared letters: or. Private to "oír": í. Private to "over": ev.
"oír" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "over" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- over ← ober · oevr · overr · ovre · ovver · voer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oír" for "over" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "oír" or "over" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "oír" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "over" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oír" and "over" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ome vs over". 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 #271,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.