hoe

/həʊ/

//həʊ// noun

The verdict

“hoe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,210 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,210
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Azada.

Key facts for hoe
PropertyValue
Headwordhoe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/həʊ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#94,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hoe” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hoe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hoe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,210 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /həʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hoe, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 hoe, spelled H-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Azada.
  2. 2
    Azadón.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoe"?
"hoe" is spelled H-O-E. The IPA pronunciation is /həʊ/.
What does "hoe" mean?
As a noun, "hoe" means: Azada.
How do you pronounce "hoe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoe" is /həʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hoe" come from?
"hoe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hoe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /həʊ/ (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list