Hoyos

[ˈoʝos]

/[ˈoʝos]/ name

The verdict

“Hoyos” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,861
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hoyos · Hoyos · Spanish

Hoyos · rank #14,861 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,861
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH horrores

Nearest frequency peer: horrores (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Hoyos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Hoyos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hoyos vs huyó
20% similar
Hoyos vs humos
40% similar
Hoyos vs hoy
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hoyos
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoyos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈoʝos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,861
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Hoyos”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Hoyoscae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “horrores” (#14,860), “Herrero” (#14,859), “ice” (#14,863). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “Hoyos” va en #14,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hoyos (IPA [ˈoʝos]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,861 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Apellido.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hoyos, with forms such as "hhoyos", "hooys", and "hoyoss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "huyó", "humos", "hoy", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Hoyos, spelled H-O-Y-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhoyos
  • hooys
  • hoyoss
  • hoyso
  • hoyyos
  • hyoos
  • ohyos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hoyos - 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.

hhoyos1hooys2hoyoss1hoyso2hoyyos1hyoos2ohyos2
Edit distance from "Hoyos"

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 "Hoyos"?
"Hoyos" is spelled H-O-Y-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoʝos].
What does "Hoyos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hoyos" means: Apellido.
What words are commonly confused with "Hoyos"?
"Hoyos" is commonly confused with "huyó", "humos", "hoy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hoyos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hoyos" is [ˈoʝos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hoyos" come from?
"Hoyos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list