higiénico

/[iˈxjeniko]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,155

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

higiénico is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la higiene. Pronounced [iˈxjeniko]. Often confused with higiénicas.

Key facts for higiénico
PropertyValue
Headwordhigiénico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[iˈxjeniko]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,155
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of higiénico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for higiénico is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈxjeniko]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,155 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que pertenece o concierne a la higiene.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for higiénico, with forms such as "hgiiénico", "hhigiénico", and "higgiénico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "higiénicas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is higiénico, spelled H-I-G-I-É-N-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la higiene.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hgiiénico,hhigiénico,higgiénico,higinéico,higiéinco,higiéncio,higiénicco,higiénioc,higiénnico,higéinico,hiigénico,ihgiénico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for higiénico

Misspelling Variants of "higiénico"

hgiiénico9hhigiénico10higgiénico10higinéico9higiéinco9higiéncio9higiénicco10higiénioc9
Misspelling Variants of "higiénico"

Frequency rank: #14,155 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "higiénico"?
"higiénico" is spelled H-I-G-I-É-N-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈxjeniko].
What does "higiénico" mean?
As an adj, "higiénico" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la higiene.
What words are commonly confused with "higiénico"?
"higiénico" is commonly confused with "higiénicas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "higiénico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "higiénico" is [iˈxjeniko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "higiénico" come from?
"higiénico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.