# old vs ou

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### old
*adjective · IPA /ˈəʊld/ · frequency rank #11,277*
Viejo, anciano.

### ou
*noun · IPA [ˈɔw] · frequency rank #22,801*
Huevo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/old-vs-ou