hospicio

[osˈpisjo]

/[osˈpisjo]/ noun

The verdict

“hospicio” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,477
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Casa para dar refugio a pobres o peregrinos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hospicio · hospicio · Spanish

hospicio · rank #26,477 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,477
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hormonal

Nearest frequency peer: hormonal (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hospicio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hospicio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hospicio
PropertyValue
Headwordhospicio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[osˈpisjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,477
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hospicio”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).hospiciocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hormonal” (#26,476), “hospitalizado” (#26,478), “hormiguero” (#26,475). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hospicio” va en #26,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hospicio (IPA [osˈpisjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,477 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hospicio, with forms such as "hhospicio", "hopsicio", and "hosipcio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hospicio, spelled H-O-S-P-I-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Casa para dar refugio a pobres o peregrinos.
  2. 2
    Lugar donde se cobija a ancianos y niños pobres o abandonados para su cuidado o educación.
  3. 3
    Hospedaje.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhospicio
  • hopsicio
  • hosipcio
  • hospciio
  • hospiccio
  • hospicoi
  • hospiico
  • hospisio
  • hosppicio
  • hosspicio
  • hsopicio
  • ohspicio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hospicio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhospicio1hopsicio2hosipcio2hospciio2hospiccio1hospicoi2hospiico2hospisio1
Edit distance from "hospicio"

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 "hospicio"?
"hospicio" is spelled H-O-S-P-I-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [osˈpisjo].
What does "hospicio" mean?
As a noun, "hospicio" means: Casa para dar refugio a pobres o peregrinos.
What are common misspellings of "hospicio"?
Common misspellings include "hhospicio", "hopsicio", "hosipcio", "hospciio", "hospiccio". The correct spelling is "hospicio".
How do you pronounce "hospicio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hospicio" is [osˈpisjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hospicio" come from?
"hospicio" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list