hipo
[ˈipo]
The verdict
“hipo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,244 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,244
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Movimiento convulsivo, repetido y espasmódico del diafragma y la glotis, que impulsa el aire fuera de los pulmones, de forma sincopada y a intervalos regulares sin intervención de la voluntad, con ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hipo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈipo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #29,244 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hipo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hipo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈipo]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,244 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 generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for hipo, with forms such as "hhipo", "hiop", and "hippo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ho", "hop", "his", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hipo, spelled H-I-P-O.
Definition
- 1Movimiento convulsivo, repetido y espasmódico del diafragma y la glotis, que impulsa el aire fuera de los pulmones, de forma sincopada y a intervalos regulares sin intervención de la voluntad, con un pequeño ruido característico.
- 2Deseo vehemente de algo.
- 3Encono con una persona.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhipo,hiop,hippo,hpio,ihpo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hipo - 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.
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.
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Using “hipo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈipo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ho” - see the side-by-side comparison. hipo vs Ho
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.