hoyo
[ˈoʝo]
The verdict
“hoyo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,063 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,063
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hoyo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoʝo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #11,063 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hoyo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hoyo is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,063 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for hoyo, with forms such as "hhoyo", "hooy", and "hoyyo". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hoz", "huy", "hubo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hoyo, spelled H-O-Y-O.
Definition
- 1Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie.
- 2En especial, aquella realizada con la intención de dar sepultura a un cadáver.
- 3Pequeña depresión característica de la faz de algunas personas, que se forma en la mejilla o el mentón al sonreir.
- 4Cada una de las fases del juego, en que los jugadores deben introducir una bola en un hoyo₁ practicado en el suelo.
- 5Conducto que comunica el útero y la vulva, usado en relaciones sexuales y para el nacimiento.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhoyo,hooy,hoyyo,hyoo,ohyo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hoyo - 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.
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 “hoyo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-Y-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hoz” - see the side-by-side comparison. hoyo vs hoz
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.