hogar

/[oˈɣ̞aɾ]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,267

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

hogar is aSpanishnoun. It means: Hueco o superficie en la que se enciende fuego. Pronounced [oˈɣ̞aɾ]. It ranks #1,267 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with hora and hola.

Key facts for hogar
PropertyValue
Headwordhogar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,267
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hogar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hogar is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,267 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for hogar, with forms such as "hgoar", "hhogar", and "hoagr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "hora", "hola", "hoja", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hogar, spelled H-O-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hueco o superficie en la que se enciende fuego.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, fuego hecho al aire libre para cocinar o calentarse.
  3. 3
    Por metonimia, lugar donde se reside habitualmente.
  4. 4
    Por metonimia, comunidad de personas que residen en un mismo hogar₃.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, institución o edificio donde se reúne un grupo de personas para asilo o recreo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hgoar,hhogar,hoagr,hogarr,hoggar,hogra,ohgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hogar

Misspelling Variants of "hogar"

hgoar5hhogar6hoagr5hogarr6hoggar6hogra5ohgar5
Misspelling Variants of "hogar"

Frequency rank: #1,267 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hogar"?
"hogar" is spelled H-O-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "hogar" mean?
As a noun, "hogar" means: Hueco o superficie en la que se enciende fuego.
What words are commonly confused with "hogar"?
"hogar" is commonly confused with "hora", "hola", "hoja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hogar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hogar" is [oˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hogar" come from?
"hogar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.