hirsuto
[iɾˈsut̪o]
The verdict
“hirsuto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Se dice del pelo disperso, desaliñado y duro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hirsuto · hirsuto · Spanish
hirsuto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hirsuto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [iɾˈsut̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hirsuto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hirsuto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [iɾˈsut̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hirsuto in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hirsuto, spelled H-I-R-S-U-T-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice del pelo disperso, desaliñado y duro.
- 2Áspero.
- 3En botánica, se dice del órgano cubierto de pelos rígidos y ásperos al tacto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hirsuto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«A los 20 años, su padre le había conducido al conocimiento de la naturaleza en sus profundidades más íntimas y misteriosas a través de las plantas medicinales. Fuerte, más bien pálido, con su cabello negro e hirsuto, sin zapatos, en el bosque parecía un árbol más, una criatura más de la selva».
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.