igbo
[ˈiɣ̞bo]
The verdict
“igbo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,982 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,982
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Etnia nigeriana.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | igbo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈiɣ̞bo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #89,982 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “igbo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
igbo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,982 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈiɣ̞bo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for igbo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 igbo, spelled I-G-B-O.
Definition
- 1Etnia nigeriana.
- 2Lengua de la familia Níger-Congo hablada por la etnia del mismo nombre.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “igbo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-G-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈiɣ̞bo] (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.