huevo
[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o]
The verdict
“huevo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,667 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,667
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuerpo unicelular, de forma esférica u elíptica, que aloja al embrión de numerosas especies de animales invertebrados, así como de peces, reptiles y aves durante la primera fase de su desarrollo, p...
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 | huevo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,667 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “huevo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for huevo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,667 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for huevo, with forms such as "heuvo", "hhuevo", and "huebo". 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, "Hugo", "humo", "huyó", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is huevo, spelled H-U-E-V-O.
Definition
- 1Cuerpo unicelular, de forma esférica u elíptica, que aloja al embrión de numerosas especies de animales invertebrados, así como de peces, reptiles y aves durante la primera fase de su desarrollo, proporcionándole los compuestos nutritivos que éste necesita.
- 2Sustancia de este cuerpo, usada para la alimentación.
- 3Por extensión, cuerpo cualquiera de forma ovoide.
- 4Célula resultante de la fecundación de los gametos en la reproducción sexual en su forma más temprana, que devendrá en el embrión.
- 5Gameto que aporta el miembro femenino en la reproducción sexual.
- 6Testículo.
- 7Tarea de difícil o ardua solución.
- 8Persona de escasa inteligencia.
- 9Gran cantidad de una cosa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: heuvo,hhuevo,huebo,hueov,huevvo,huveo,uhevo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of huevo - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "huevo"?
What does "huevo" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "huevo"?
How do you pronounce "huevo"?
What language does "huevo" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “huevo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-E-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hugo” - see the side-by-side comparison. huevo vs Hugo
- 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.