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oler

"oler" means "to smell" in Spanish. It is number 1897 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to smell; to pry into, investigate; to smell out, uncover

IPA

/oˈleɾ/

Forms in this course

huele, hueles

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Huele bien.
  It smells good!
  Tatoeba: Shishir / CK
• Huele esto.
  Smell this.
  Tatoeba: cueyayotl / CK
• ¡Huele rico!
  It smells good!
  Tatoeba: cueyayotl / CK

Learned together

In the course, "oler" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• imaginar to imagine
• limpiar to clean
• elegir to choose
• almorzar to eat lunch
• levantar to lift
• meter to put in, insert
• desayunar to break a fast
• crear to create
• explicar to explain

← amaalmorzar →