holgado

[olˈɣ̞að̞o]

/[olˈɣ̞að̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“holgado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,107 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,107
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin ocupación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-holgado · holgado · Spanish

holgado · rank #57,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,107
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH honramos

Nearest frequency peer: honramos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “holgado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “holgado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for holgado
PropertyValue
Headwordholgado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[olˈɣ̞að̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,107
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “holgado” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).holgadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “honramos” (#57,108), “hostería” (#57,109), “hilado” (#57,104). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “holgado” va en #57,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

holgado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,107 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [olˈɣ̞að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for holgado, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is holgado, spelled H-O-L-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sin ocupación.
  2. 2
    Ancho y sobrado para lo que ha de contener.
  3. 3
    Dícese del que está desempeñado en la hacienda, y le sobra algo después de hecho el gasto de su casa.; que vive en bienestar económico y sin angustias.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how holgado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. me hice un traje entero, esto es, una casaca y un pantalón abierto en las rodillas, ambos holgados para que fuesen frescos.

Synonyms

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 "holgado"?
"holgado" is spelled H-O-L-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [olˈɣ̞að̞o].
What does "holgado" mean?
As an adjective, "holgado" means: Sin ocupación.
How do you pronounce "holgado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holgado" is [olˈɣ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holgado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "holgado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list