hungry

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

//ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi// adj

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The verdict

“hungry” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,541 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,541
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Famélico, hambriento.

Key facts for hungry
PropertyValue
Headwordhungry
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hungry” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hungry lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hungry is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,541 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Famélico, hambriento.".

hungry doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is hungry, spelled H-U-N-G-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Famélico, hambriento.

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 "hungry"?
"hungry" is spelled H-U-N-G-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/.
What does "hungry" mean?
As an adjective, "hungry" means: Famélico, hambriento.
How do you pronounce "hungry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hungry" is /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hungry" come from?
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Using “hungry”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-N-G-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list