hijo

Name: hijo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈixo]

/[ˈixo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“hijo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#327
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,569
“H” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individuo respecto a cualquiera de sus progenitores.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hijo · hijo · Spanish

hijo · rank #327 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-CORE #327
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 1,569
PHOTO-FINISH desarrollo

Nearest frequency peer: desarrollo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

c

99,677
cuatro

99,676
desarrollo

99,675
hijo

99,674
sociedad

99,673
Tema

99,672

What this shows “hijo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hijo vs Ho

25% similar

hijo vs hip

50% similar

hijo vs his

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hijo
Property	Value
Headword	hijo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈixo]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#327
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hijo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hijocae aquí:

#327

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “desarrollo” (#326), “sociedad” (#328), “cuatro” (#325). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hijo” va en #327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around hijo (IPA [ˈixo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #327 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for hijo, with forms such as "hhijo", "hijjo", and "hioj". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ho", "hip", "his", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hijo, spelled H-I-J-O.

Definition

1
Individuo respecto a cualquiera de sus progenitores.
2
Por extensión, cónyuge o pareja del hijo.
3
Por extensión, persona con respecto a su linaje.
4
Por extensión, persona con respecto al lugar en el que ha nacido o crecido.
5
Por extensión, cosa cualquiera respecto de su autor, diseñador o inventor.
6
Por extensión, religiosa respecto de su orden.
7
Cosa animada o inanimada que procede de otra.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hijo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Los hijos de los godos también viven en España.

Synonyms

hijo político yerno nuera brote rebrote hijuelo retoño

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hhijo
hijjo
hioj
hjio
ihjo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hijo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "hijo"

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 "hijo"?

"hijo" is spelled H-I-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈixo].

What does "hijo" mean?

As a noun, "hijo" means: Individuo respecto a cualquiera de sus progenitores.

What words are commonly confused with "hijo"?

"hijo" 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 "hijo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hijo" is [ˈixo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "hijo" come from?

"hijo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hijo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tema#329 esas#331 real#322 eran#318

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

amor5 variants mano5 variants paso5 variants sabe5 variants