hacer la vista gorda
[aˈseɾ la ˈβ̞ist̪a ˈɣ̞oɾð̞a]
The verdict
“hacer la vista gorda” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fingir con disimulo que no ha visto una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hacer-la-vista-gorda · hacer la vista gorda · Spanish
hacer la vista gorda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hacer la vista gorda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aˈseɾ la ˈβ̞ist̪a ˈɣ̞oɾð̞a] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hacer la vista gorda” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hacer la vista gorda is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aˈseɾ la ˈβ̞ist̪a ˈɣ̞oɾð̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fingir con disimulo que no ha visto una cosa.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hacer la vista gorda, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hacer la vista gorda, spelled H-A-C-E-R- -L-A- -V-I-S-T-A- -G-O-R-D-A.
Definition
- 1Fingir con disimulo que no ha visto una cosa.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.