Which to use
“okay” and “okey” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,773
- “okay” frequency rank
- #25,739
- “okey” frequency rank
- 43512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | okay | okey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vale, bueno, de acuerdo. | De acuerdo. |
Where the eye mixes okay and okey
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses okay with okey
A purely visual mix-up. okay (/ˌəˈkæɪ/) and okey ([oˈkej]) 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 a single letter - a in “okay” becomes e in “okey”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
okay is recorded at frequency rank #17,773, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˌəˈkæɪ/. okey is at rank #25,739, tagged as anintj, pronounced [oˈkej].
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 43512, this pair ranks #142,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of okay vs okey
Shared letters: koy. Private to "okay": a. Private to "okey": e.
"okay" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "okey" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "okay" and "okey" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "okay" or "okey" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "okay" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "okey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "okay" and "okey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "okey vs ome". 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 #142,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.