huevo

[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o]

/[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“huevo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,667
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-huevo · huevo · Spanish

huevo · rank #2,667 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,667
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH horrible

Nearest frequency peer: horrible (-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 “huevo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “huevo” 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).

huevo vs Hugo
40% similar
huevo vs humo
60% similar
huevo vs huyó
40% similar

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

Key facts for huevo
PropertyValue
Headwordhuevo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,667
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “huevo”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “horrible” (#2,666), “incluido” (#2,668), “informes” (#2,669). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “huevo” va en #2,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around huevo (IPA [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,667 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    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, proporcionándole los compuestos nutritivos que éste necesita.
  2. 2
    Sustancia de este cuerpo, usada para la alimentación.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cuerpo cualquiera de forma ovoide.
  4. 4
    Célula resultante de la fecundación de los gametos en la reproducción sexual en su forma más temprana, que devendrá en el embrión.
  5. 5
    Gameto que aporta el miembro femenino en la reproducción sexual.
  6. 6
    Testículo.
  7. 7
    Tarea de difícil o ardua solución.
  8. 8
    Persona de escasa inteligencia.
  9. 9
    Gran cantidad de una cosa.

Synonyms

cigotoóvulobolacojónpelotabochatoco

This word in other languages

egg(English)œuf(Français)Ei(Deutsch)ovo(Português)

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.

heuvo2hhuevo1huebo1hueov2huevvo1huveo2uhevo2
Edit distance from "huevo"

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"?
"huevo" is spelled H-U-E-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o].
What does "huevo" mean?
As a noun, "huevo" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "huevo"?
"huevo" is commonly confused with "Hugo", "humo", "huyó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "huevo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "huevo" is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝eβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "huevo" come from?
"huevo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

estés#2,660pared#2,677desea#2,653Corea#2,649

Similar misspelling depth

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

baile7 variantstaller7 variantsricos7 variantsrenta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list