Hidalgo
[iˈð̞alɣ̞o]
The verdict
“Hidalgo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,742 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #5,742
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Es uno de los 32 estados de México, se localiza en la zona central de la Republica Mexicana. Colinda al norte con los estados de San Luis Potosí y Veracruz, al este con el estado de Puebla, al sur ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hidalgo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [iˈð̞alɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,742 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hidalgo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Hidalgo is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈð̞alɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,742 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hidalgo, with forms such as "hdialgo", "hhidalgo", and "hiadlgo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Hidalgo, spelled H-I-D-A-L-G-O.
Definition
- 1Es uno de los 32 estados de México, se localiza en la zona central de la Republica Mexicana. Colinda al norte con los estados de San Luis Potosí y Veracruz, al este con el estado de Puebla, al sur con el Estado de México y Tlaxcala y al oeste con el estado de Querétaro.
- 2Apellido
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hdialgo,hhidalgo,hiadlgo,hidaglo,hidalggo,hidallgo,hidalog,hiddalgo,hidlago,ihdalgo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hidalgo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Hidalgo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-D-A-L-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iˈð̞alɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.