higroscópico
Spanish, adjective/iɡɾosˈkopiko/
higroscópico is spelled H-I-G-R-O-S-C-Ó-P-I-C-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish, the 217,717th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Higroscópico is a Spanish adjective meaning “hygroscopic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene higroscopicidad, capacidad de absorber o ceder la humedad”.
What does higroscópico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hygroscopic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene higroscopicidad, capacidad de absorber o ceder la humedad. 2. Relativo al higroscopio.
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 higroscópico
- higroscópica feminine
- higroscópicos masculine plural
- higroscópicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce higroscópico?
- /iɡɾosˈkopiko/
- [i.ɣ̞ɾosˈko.pi.ko]
- [iɣ̞ɾosˈkopiko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to higroscópico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is higroscópico in Spanish?
higroscópico appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).