hórrido
[ˈorið̞o]
The verdict
“hórrido” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que provoca horror.
Corpus desk
Index ES-horrido · hórrido · Spanish
hórrido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hórrido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈorið̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hórrido” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hórrido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈorið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que provoca horror.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hórrido in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented 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 hórrido, spelled H-Ó-R-R-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que provoca horror.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hórrido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¿No escucháis cuál retumba/en los Andes con hórrido estampido,/y conmueve la tumba/del Inca que ofendido/del polvo se alza de furor ceñido
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.