hospicios

[osˈpisjos]

/[osˈpisjos]/ noun

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The verdict

“hospicios” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,028 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,028
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de hospicio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hospicios · hospicios · Spanish

hospicios · rank #92,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,028
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hostigamientos

Nearest frequency peer: hostigamientos (+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 “hospicios”

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 “hospicios” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hospicios
PropertyValue
Headwordhospicios
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[osˈpisjos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hospicios” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hospicioscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hostigamientos” (#92,029), “homeopático” (#92,026), “hound” (#92,030). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hospicios” va en #92,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hospicios is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,028 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [osˈpisjos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de hospicio.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hospicios, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hospicios, spelled H-O-S-P-I-C-I-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de 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 "hospicios"?
"hospicios" is spelled H-O-S-P-I-C-I-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [osˈpisjos].
What does "hospicios" mean?
As a noun, "hospicios" means: Forma del plural de hospicio.
How do you pronounce "hospicios"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hospicios" is [osˈpisjos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hospicios" come from?
"hospicios" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list