higo

/[ˈiɣ̞o]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,743

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

higo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Segundo fruto, más dulce y tardío, de la higuera (Ficus carica). Pronounced [ˈiɣ̞o]. Often confused with Ho and hip.

Key facts for higo
PropertyValue
Headwordhigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiɣ̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,743
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for higo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈiɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,743 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for higo, with forms such as "hgio", "hhigo", and "higgo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ho", "hip", "his", and more, 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 higo, spelled H-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segundo fruto, más dulce y tardío, de la higuera (Ficus carica).
  2. 2
    Excrecencia que se forma alrededor del ano, y cuya figura es semejante a la de un higo. Toma también otros nombres, según varía la figura.
  3. 3
    Cosa sin valor, insignificante, sin importancia.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hgio,hhigo,higgo,hiog,ihgo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for higo

Misspelling Variants of "higo"

hgio4hhigo5higgo5hiog4ihgo4
Misspelling Variants of "higo"

Frequency rank: #38,743 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "higo"?
"higo" is spelled H-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiɣ̞o].
What does "higo" mean?
As a noun, "higo" means: Segundo fruto, más dulce y tardío, de la higuera (Ficus carica).
What words are commonly confused with "higo"?
"higo" is commonly confused with "Ho", "hip", "his". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "higo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "higo" is [ˈiɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "higo" come from?
"higo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter H in our Spanish index:

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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.