hocico
[oˈsiko]
The verdict
“hocico” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,118 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,118
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte más o menos prolongada de la cabeza de algunos animales en que están la boca y las narices.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hocico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈsiko] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #15,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hocico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hocico is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈsiko]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,118 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hocico, with forms such as "hcoico", "hhocico", and "hoccico". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 hocico, spelled H-O-C-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Parte más o menos prolongada de la cabeza de algunos animales en que están la boca y las narices.
- 2Hocico de una persona cuando tiene muy abultados los labios.
- 3Cara.
- 4Gesto que denota enojo o enfado.
- 5Forma despectiva para referirse a la boca de alguien.
- 6Boca de una persona, especialmente de la que dice malas palabras.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hcoico,hhocico,hoccico,hoccio,hocicco,hocioc,hoicco,hosico,ohcico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hocico - 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 “hocico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-C-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oˈsiko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.