hidrofobia
[ið̞ɾoˈfoβ̞ja]
The verdict
“hidrofobia” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enfermedad infecciosa comúnmente causada por mordeduras de perro, la cual provoca encefalitis (inflamación del cerebro) aguda que resulta fatal si no de trata inmediatamente. Afecta a los humanos y...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hidrofobia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ið̞ɾoˈfoβ̞ja] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hidrofobia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hidrofobia is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ið̞ɾoˈfoβ̞ja]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
hidrofobia has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 hidrofobia, spelled H-I-D-R-O-F-O-B-I-A.
Definition
- 1Enfermedad infecciosa comúnmente causada por mordeduras de perro, la cual provoca encefalitis (inflamación del cerebro) aguda que resulta fatal si no de trata inmediatamente. Afecta a los humanos y a los animales de sangre caliente.
- 2Horror al agua como síntoma de la rabia, o como consecuencia de haber sido mordido por un animal rabioso.
- 3Miedo irracional y enfermizo al agua.
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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.
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Using “hidrofobia”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-D-R-O-F-O-B-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ið̞ɾoˈfoβ̞ja] (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.