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How to say "eye" in Spanish

"Eye" in Spanish is ojo, pronounced OH-hoh (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el ojo, plural los ojos).

Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

How to pronounce ojo

Ojo is pronounced OH-hoh, in IPA /ˈoxo/. Ojo has two syllables, OH-hoh, with the stress on the first. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

• J is a rough h sound, stronger than the English h.

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Is ojo masculine or feminine?

Ojo is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el ojo. The plural is los ojos. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -o are masculine.

Example sentences

Tengo algo en el ojo.
I have something in my eye.

Ojos verdes
green eyes

"Eye" in Spain and Latin America

Regional words and roots: Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE). Spanish varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.

How to remember ojo

ojo [OH-hoh] sounds like the English “oh-ho”. Picture this:

«Oh-ho!» says the eye, widening — it spotted the cake behind your back.

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Word web: ojo

Words that live next to ojo in the Palabra word web, each with its own English sound-alike and scene. Learning them together makes each one easier to recall.