healthy

/ˈhɛl.θi/

//ˈhɛl.θi// adj

The verdict

“healthy” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,585 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,585
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saludable, sano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-healthy · healthy · Spanish

healthy · rank #74,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,585
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hast

Nearest frequency peer: hast (-2 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 “healthy”

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 “healthy” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for healthy
PropertyValue
Headwordhealthy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhɛl.θi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “healthy” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hast” (#74,583), “hidalguense” (#74,589), “habláramos” (#74,580). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “healthy” va en #74,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

healthy is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,585 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈhɛl.θi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for healthy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is healthy, spelled H-E-A-L-T-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saludable, sano.
  2. 2
    Próspero.

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 "healthy"?
"healthy" is spelled H-E-A-L-T-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɛl.θi/.
What does "healthy" mean?
As an adjective, "healthy" means: Saludable, sano.
How do you pronounce "healthy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "healthy" is /ˈhɛl.θi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "healthy" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list