verb · #208
to hear
Example: No te oigo bien.
I cannot hear you well.
Spanish → English
oír
oír is Spanish for to hear.
What oír means
How common is it?
oír is ranked #208 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to oír — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- leer — to read
- escribir — to write
- escuchar — to listen
- mirar — to look at, to watch
- preguntar — to ask
- responder — to answer, to reply
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22