exiguo
[ekˈsiɣ̞wo]
The verdict
“exiguo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #75,441 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #75,441
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Muy escaso en cantidad o dimensión.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exiguo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ekˈsiɣ̞wo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exiguo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for exiguo is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekˈsiɣ̞wo]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,441 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Muy escaso en cantidad o dimensión.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for exiguo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is exiguo, spelled E-X-I-G-U-O.
Definition
- 1Muy escaso en cantidad o dimensión.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “exiguo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-I-G-U-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekˈsiɣ̞wo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.