holgazán
[olɣ̞aˈsãn]
The verdict
“holgazán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,875 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,875
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona poco predispuesta a trabajar o lento en realizar las tareas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | holgazán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [olɣ̞aˈsãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “holgazán” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
holgazán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,875 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [olɣ̞aˈsãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona poco predispuesta a trabajar o lento en realizar las tareas.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for holgazán, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is holgazán, spelled H-O-L-G-A-Z-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Persona poco predispuesta a trabajar o lento en realizar las tareas.
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); 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 “holgazán”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-L-G-A-Z-Á-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [olɣ̞aˈsãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.