hado

[ˈað̞o]

/[ˈað̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“hado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,034 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,034
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Divinidad o fuerza desconocida que, según los paganos, obraba irresistiblemente sobre los demás dioses y sobre los hombres y los sucesos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hado · hado · Spanish

hado · rank #81,034 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,034
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH habite

Nearest frequency peer: habite (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hado
PropertyValue
Headwordhado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈað̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,034
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hado” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “habite” (#81,033), “guturales” (#81,032), “guineo” (#81,031). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hado” va en #81,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,034 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hado in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hado, spelled H-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Divinidad o fuerza desconocida que, según los paganos, obraba irresistiblemente sobre los demás dioses y sobre los hombres y los sucesos.
  2. 2
    Serie y orden de causas tan encadenadas unas con otras, que necesariamente producen su efecto.
  3. 3
    Destino, especialmente uno fatal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ájax, amor mío, no hay mal peor para los hombres que el hado inevitable.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hado"?
"hado" is spelled H-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈað̞o].
What does "hado" mean?
As a noun, "hado" means: Divinidad o fuerza desconocida que, según los paganos, obraba irresistiblemente sobre los demás dioses y sobre los hombres y los sucesos.
How do you pronounce "hado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hado" is [ˈað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list