hostigando
[ost̪iˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“hostigando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,969 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,969
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerundio de hostigar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hostigando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ost̪iˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,969 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hostigando” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hostigando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,969 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ost̪iˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de hostigar.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hostigando in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hostigando, spelled H-O-S-T-I-G-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Gerundio 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.
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Using “hostigando”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-S-T-I-G-A-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ost̪iˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.