Hyogo

name

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"hyogo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hyogo” is uncommon English (frequency #93,813 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,813
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Kōbe.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hyogo · Hyogo · English

Hyogo · rank #93,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,813
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hypercube

Nearest frequency peer: hypercube (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Hyogo”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Hyogo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hyogo
PropertyValue
HeadwordHyogo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Hyogo” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Hyogofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “hypercube” (#93,814), “hypnotherapist” (#93,815), “Ibbotson” (#93,818). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hyogo” is #93,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hyogo is uncommon English at frequency #93,813 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Kōbe.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hyogo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 兵(ひょう)庫(ご) (Hyōgo). The correct English form is Hyogo, spelled H-Y-O-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Kōbe.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 兵(ひょう)庫(ご) (Hyōgo).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hyogo"?
"Hyogo" is spelled H-Y-O-G-O.
What does "Hyogo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hyogo" means: A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Kōbe.
What is the origin of the word "Hyogo"?
Borrowed from Japanese 兵(ひょう)庫(ご) (Hyōgo). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hyogo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

huggy#93,803hoose#93,796irian#93,838Henle#93,787

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list