hoyo

/[ˈoʝo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,063

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

hoyo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie. Pronounced [ˈoʝo]. Often confused with hoz and huy.

Key facts for hoyo
PropertyValue
Headwordhoyo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoʝo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,063
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hoyo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hoyo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for hoyo, with forms such as "hhoyo", "hooy", and "hoyyo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hoyo, spelled H-O-Y-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie.
  2. 2
    En especial, aquella realizada con la intención de dar sepultura a un cadáver.
  3. 3
    Pequeña depresión característica de la faz de algunas personas, que se forma en la mejilla o el mentón al sonreir.
  4. 4
    Cada una de las fases del juego, en que los jugadores deben introducir una bola en un hoyo₁ practicado en el suelo.
  5. 5
    Conducto que comunica el útero y la vulva, usado en relaciones sexuales y para el nacimiento.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhoyo,hooy,hoyyo,hyoo,ohyo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hoyo

Misspelling Variants of "hoyo"

hhoyo5hooy4hoyyo5hyoo4ohyo4
Misspelling Variants of "hoyo"

Frequency rank: #11,063 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoyo"?
"hoyo" is spelled H-O-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoʝo].
What does "hoyo" mean?
As a noun, "hoyo" means: Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie.
What words are commonly confused with "hoyo"?
"hoyo" is commonly confused with "hoz", "huy", "hubo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hoyo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoyo" is [ˈoʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hoyo" come from?
"hoyo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.