higiene
Spanish, noun/iˈxjene/
higiene is spelled H-I-G-I-E-N-E (7 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,270th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Higiene is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hygiene” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Limpieza del cuerpo y de los objetos que rodean a las personas para mejorar la salud y prevenir enfermedades…”.
What does higiene mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehygiene
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Limpieza del cuerpo y de los objetos que rodean a las personas para mejorar la salud y prevenir enfermedades o infecciones. 2. Ciencia y arte de la promoción y conservación de la salud. Es una ciencia de aplicación que estudia las relaciones del hombre con el medio exterior para mejorar las condiciones sanitarias. 3. Sistema de reglas para conservar la salud.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of higiene
- higienes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce higiene?
- /iˈxjene/
- [iˈxje.ne]
- [iˈxjene]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to higiene
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is higiene in Spanish?
higiene appears 9.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).