Which to use
“oirá” is a verb and “otras” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,173
- “oirá” frequency rank
- #176
- “otras” frequency rank
- 49349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oirá | otras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de oír. | Forma del femenino plural de otro. |
Where the eye mixes oirá and otras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. oirá runs 4 letters (VVCV) against otras's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses oirá with otras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oirá is [ojˈɾa] while otras is [ˈot̪ɾas]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oirá is recorded at frequency rank #49,173, classified as averb, pronounced [ojˈɾa]. otras is at rank #176, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈot̪ɾas].
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 49349, this pair ranks #109,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of oirá vs otras
Shared letters: or. Private to "oirá": iá. Private to "otras": ast.
"oirá" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "otras" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- otras ← ortas · otars · otrass · otrras · otrsa · ottras · toras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oirá" for "otras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "oirá" vs "otras" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "oirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "otras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oirá" and "otras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oían vs oirá". 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 #109,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.