huelga de hambre
[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elɣ̞a ð̞e ˈãmbɾe]
The verdict
“huelga de hambre” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma de protesta hecha por una o más personas, que consiste en dejar de ingerir alimentos durante el tiempo que haga falta hasta que lo que se solicita sea atendido o aceptado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | huelga de hambre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elɣ̞a ð̞e ˈãmbɾe] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “huelga de hambre” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
huelga de hambre is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elɣ̞a ð̞e ˈãmbɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma de protesta hecha por una o más personas, que consiste en dejar de ingerir alimentos durante el tiempo que haga falta hasta que lo que se solicita sea atendido o aceptado.".
No misspelling variants are generated for huelga de hambre in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 huelga de hambre, spelled H-U-E-L-G-A- -D-E- -H-A-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Forma de protesta hecha por una o más personas, que consiste en dejar de ingerir alimentos durante el tiempo que haga falta hasta que lo que se solicita sea atendido o aceptado.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “huelga de hambre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-E-L-G-A- -D-E- -H-A-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝elɣ̞a ð̞e ˈãmbɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.