highlight

/ˈhaɪ.laɪt/

//ˈhaɪ.laɪt// noun

The verdict

“highlight” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,670 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,670
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lo más destacado.

Key facts for highlight
PropertyValue
Headwordhighlight
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhaɪ.laɪt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “highlight” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). highlight lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

highlight is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,670 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lo más destacado.".

No misspelling variants are generated for highlight in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is highlight, spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lo más destacado.

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 "highlight"?
"highlight" is spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/.
What does "highlight" mean?
As a noun, "highlight" means: Lo más destacado.
How do you pronounce "highlight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "highlight" is /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "highlight" come from?
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Using “highlight”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list