hostigados

[ost̪iˈɣ̞að̞os]

/[ost̪iˈɣ̞að̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“hostigados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,473 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,473
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-hostigados · hostigados · Spanish

hostigados · rank #97,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,473
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH howl

Nearest frequency peer: howl (+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 “hostigados”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hostigados
PropertyValue
Headwordhostigados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[ost̪iˈɣ̞að̞os]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hostigados” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hostigadoscae 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: “howl” (#97,474), “hoyuelo” (#97,475), “horadada” (#97,470). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hostigados” va en #97,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hostigados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,473 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [ost̪iˈɣ̞að̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de hostigado, participio de hostigar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for hostigados in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hostigados, spelled H-O-S-T-I-G-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de hostigado, participio de hostigar.

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 "hostigados"?
"hostigados" is spelled H-O-S-T-I-G-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ost̪iˈɣ̞að̞os].
What does "hostigados" mean?
As a participle, "hostigados" means: Forma del plural de hostigado, participio de hostigar.
How do you pronounce "hostigados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hostigados" is [ost̪iˈɣ̞að̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hostigados" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list