hígado

[ˈiɣ̞að̞o]

/[ˈiɣ̞að̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“hígado” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,572
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Órgano presente en los animales vertebrados que almacena y metaboliza nutrientes, destruye toxinas y produce bilis.

Corpus desk

Index ES-higado · hígado · Spanish

hígado · rank #7,572 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,572
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH humildad

Nearest frequency peer: humildad (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hígado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hígado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hígado vs higo
50% similar
hígado vs helado
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hígado
PropertyValue
Headwordhígado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiɣ̞að̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,572
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hígado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).hígadocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “humildad” (#7,571), “iluminación” (#7,573), “honestidad” (#7,570). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hígado” va en #7,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hígado (IPA [ˈiɣ̞að̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,572 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hígado, with forms such as "hgíado", "hhígado", and "híagdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "higo", "helado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hígado, spelled H-Í-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano presente en los animales vertebrados que almacena y metaboliza nutrientes, destruye toxinas y produce bilis.
  2. 2
    Carne de este órgano, empleada en gastronomía.

Synonyms

hígado negropana

This word in other languages

liver(English)foie(Français)Leber(Deutsch)fígado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hgíado
  • hhígado
  • híagdo
  • hígaddo
  • hígaod
  • hígdao
  • híggado
  • íhgado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hígado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hgíado2hhígado1híagdo2hígaddo1hígaod2hígdao2híggado1íhgado2
Edit distance from "hígado"

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 "hígado"?
"hígado" is spelled H-Í-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiɣ̞að̞o].
What does "hígado" mean?
As a noun, "hígado" means: Órgano presente en los animales vertebrados que almacena y metaboliza nutrientes, destruye toxinas y produce bilis.
What words are commonly confused with "hígado"?
"hígado" is commonly confused with "higo", "helado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hígado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hígado" is [ˈiɣ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hígado" come from?
"hígado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impone#7,574fueras#7,558cómoda#7,536comido#7,524

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

hablé8 variantscitar8 variantsArabia8 variantsahorros8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list