hijuelo
[iˈxwelo]
The verdict
“hijuelo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de hijo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hijuelo · hijuelo · Spanish
hijuelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | hijuelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iˈxwelo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hijuelo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hijuelo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈxwelo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
hijuelo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hijuelo, spelled H-I-J-U-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de hijo.
- 2Tejido nuevo que crece en una planta.
- 3Camino estrecho y sin pavimentar, formado por el paso de personas o animales.
- 4Tabla que se emplea como parche en un tablero.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hijuelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
la mujer de Asdrúbal, tomada y encendida la ciudad, como viese que los romanos la querían prender, tomó de cada lado dos hijuelos que tenía y echóse de alto en el fuego que ardía en su casa.
El otro día te llevaron a una mísera buhardilla, donde al pie de un jergón tirado en el suelo, y en el cual yacía enferma la lavandera de la casa, jugaban con algunos estropeados y viejos juguetes sus dos desventurados hijuelos.
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.