Hiligaynon
/hɪ.lɪ.ɡaɪ̯ˈn̪on̪/noun
Hiligaynon is spelled H-I-L-I-G-A-Y-N-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Hiligaynon means “an ethnic group from Iloilo and nearby areas of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros island in Visayas, Philippines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Hiligaynon is Hiligaynons.
How many letters and syllables are in Hiligaynon?
| Letters | 10: H-I-L-I-G-A-Y-N-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Hiligaynon?
Hiligaynon appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Hiligaynon?
- /hɪ.lɪ.ɡaɪ̯ˈn̪on̪/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Hiligaynon
- Hiligaynons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hiligaynon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
an ethnic group from Iloilo and nearby areas of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros island in Visayas, Philippines
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Hiligaynon come from?
From Hiligaynon Hiligaynon, from Spanish hiligaino + Hiligaynon -non, where Spanish hiligaino is from Hiligaynon Iligan + Spanish -ino, with the root from ilig + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).