hijo de puta
[ˈixo ð̞e ˈput̪a]
The verdict
“hijo de puta” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona o cosa: irritante, despreciable.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hijo-de-puta · hijo de puta · Spanish
hijo de puta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hijo de puta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈixo ð̞e ˈput̪a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hijo de puta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈixo ð̞e ˈput̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de una persona o cosa: irritante, despreciable.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hijo de puta, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hijo de puta, spelled H-I-J-O- -D-E- -P-U-T-A.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona o cosa: irritante, despreciable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hijo de puta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Este teclado hijo de puta no funciona.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.