iglú

[iˈɣ̞lu]

/[iˈɣ̞lu]/ noun

The verdict

“iglú” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,605 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,605
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vivienda típica de los inuit, en forma de domo de bloques de nieve, con un acceso subterráneo para la mejor conservación del calor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-iglu · iglú · Spanish

iglú · rank #74,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,605
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH idiopática

Nearest frequency peer: idiopática (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “iglú”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “iglú” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for iglú
PropertyValue
Headwordiglú
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈɣ̞lu]
Letters4
Frequency rank#74,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “iglú” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.iglúcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “idiopática” (#74,604), “igualaron” (#74,607), “imaginativos” (#74,609). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “iglú” va en #74,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

iglú is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,605 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈɣ̞lu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vivienda típica de los inuit, en forma de domo de bloques de nieve, con un acceso subterráneo para la mejor conservación del calor.".

No misspelling variants are generated for iglú in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 iglú, spelled I-G-L-Ú.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vivienda típica de los inuit, en forma de domo de bloques de nieve, con un acceso subterráneo para la mejor conservación del calor.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iglú"?
"iglú" is spelled I-G-L-Ú. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈɣ̞lu].
What does "iglú" mean?
As a noun, "iglú" means: Vivienda típica de los inuit, en forma de domo de bloques de nieve, con un acceso subterráneo para la mejor conservación del calor.
How do you pronounce "iglú"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iglú" is [iˈɣ̞lu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iglú" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list